单词 | to have eyes for |
释义 | > as lemmasto have eyes for (c) to have eyes for and variants: to pay attention to; to be interested in or attracted to (frequently in contexts excluding all but one person or thing); (also in strengthened use) to desire or want badly. [Compare French n'avoir d'yeux que pour to have eyes only for (someone) (1626 in the passage translated in quot. 1657).] ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [verb (transitive)] willeOE wilnec897 desirec1230 catcha1350 appetec1385 appetitec1385 to wait after ——1393 to set (also have, keep, turn) one's mind onc1450 list1545 exopt1548 to have a mind1553 desiderate1646 lust1653 to have eyes for1657 like1685 want1698 choose1766 to be stuck on1878 1657 J. Davies tr. H. D'Urfé Astrea II. 95 They never observe anothers, have no eyes for any but for them they love [Fr. n'ayans des yeux que pour voir ce qu'ils aiment]. 1783 tr. F. Algarotti Mod. Art of Love (new ed.) 68 Our lovers have eyes only for us [It. come in noi sole mirano i nostri vaghi]. 1810 J. Porter Sc. Chiefs IV. xii. 357 Helen had eyes for none but Wallace. 1896 Argosy Mar. 541/1 Sue says that Ruth had eyes for nobody but the country buck. 1923 J. S. Huxley Ess. Biologist i. 56 To be so horrifiedly fascinated by it as not to have eyes for anything else. 1934 A. Dubin (title of song) I only have eyes for you. 1948 New Yorker 3 July 28 Have you eyes for a sandwich? 1951 W. Sansom Face of Innocence xiii. 189 There's a gaz-and-pneu baron from Bormes has only eyes for her. 1971 D. Wells & S. Dance Night People ii. 29 Higgie threw a hand grenade at the boss's wife. (A hand grenade is a note saying, ‘I want to see you,’ or ‘I got eyes for you.’). 2004 Aspire Apr. 100/2 The Baked Alaskan Salmon traditional roast potatoes and sauce charon was the only thing she had eyes for. < as lemmas |
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