Definition of eye-watering in English:

eye-watering

adjective

1Causing the eyes to water.
eye-watering Scotch bonnet chillies
Example sentencesExamples
- Plucky hotel pair Pat O'Driscoll and Ian Lane suffered an eye-watering leg wax to raise cash for the tsunami appeal.
- And any thought of the eye-watering aroma of those French cigarettes evaporated at the cottage's spectacular setting with Loughros Bay on one side, Arranmore Island and Mount Errigal on the other - and Andara, Glenties, Narin and the boiling Atlantic in between.
- Apparently, after the Hollywood, and the Brazilian, the latest eye-watering craze is to have your nostrils waxed.
- Another new product, a gin with an eye-watering alcohol content of 60 %, will go on sale at the start of September.
- For all you chileheads that are looking for a knock-you-into-the-next-room, eye-watering, throat-burning sauce, use habaneros or scotch bonnets.
- They range from eye-watering acidity to honey-soaked late harvest dessert wines.
- If an eye-watering piri-piri sauce is your idea of the ideal barbecue accompaniment, then go for white wines with a good dollop of grapey sweetness.
- The ornamental Christmas pepper is grown for its colourful fruits rather than for eating, although they are developed from Cayenne peppers and chillies and, if eaten, will provide similar eye-watering effects.
- The eye-watering procedure will take place at Five Lakes Golf and Country Club on Friday as part of a huge number taking place as part of the annual fundraising event.
- You may not think much about the onion, but this eye-watering vegetable has been cultivated for 5,000 years - ancient Egyptians considered it an object of worship.
- Thus, the wind renders me unable to see for all the blinking and eye-watering attempts to rid my eye of said debris.
- She went on to describe in eye-watering detail the mistake the hospital had made and the ensuing pain and discomfort that simply wasn't going away.
- We schlepped our bags down a dim hallway to our room, opened the door, and were greeted with an almost eyewatering aroma of disinfectant and cigarette smoke.
- Most of them have flowers of the eyewatering pinkish-scarlet which is characteristic of the species, with just a few in shades of brilliant coral for maximum clash.
2(especially of a figure or amount) extremely high or large.
an eye-watering 22% rise in business rates
eye-watering pre-tax losses of £38.5 million
Example sentencesExamples
- Shares of 10 trusts have now lost an eye-watering 80% and more over the past year.
- In fact, an eye-watering average of $38 million is lost per incident.
- They are both capital cities with their own national parliaments, booming financial sectors, thriving economies and eye-watering house prices to match.
- Meanwhile, BBC News reports that the inauguration ceremony and all its associated shindigs are estimated to have cost an eye-watering forty million dollars.
- The lowest standard rate of interest charged by credit card providers is an eye-watering 16.9 per cent.
- There are surrender charges, starting at an eye-watering 9% in the first year.
- Building work has begun on a new clubhouse for Chiswick Rugby Club with the help of some eye-watering fund raising.
- The eye-watering pay packets of modern footballers are a regular topic of debate in pubs and offices.
- I set off from Hutton-le-Hole and climbed up a hill before swooping into the valley at an eye-watering 38 mph.
- The total amount of footage now amounts to an eye-watering 400 hours of film.
- The Orpington cyclist has just finished circumnavigating the globe after 277 days relentless pedalling and covering an eye-watering 18,000 miles.
- Meanwhile in the US, land of eye-watering college debts, 43% of those from the bottom quarter of income distribution go on to higher education.
- Last summer several British drivers caught hurrying on their way to Le Mans were each fined 750 euros, an eye-watering £500.
- But many walk-on fares are now at eye-watering levels.
- My whirlwind trip started at the Wafi Shopping Centre, the most upmarket mall, which oozes celebrity fashion and eye-watering price tags.
- Firstly, it is doubtful whether there is such a shortage of cash, given the eye-watering additional amounts now being pumped into the system.
- The amount you will have to find if you joined a final salary scheme at a younger age is even more eye-watering.
- The fund was the worst performing stock fund in the first quarter of 1999 and recorded an eye-watering 50 per cent loss.
- On a price to sales basis, the multiple is an equally eye-watering thirteen to sixteen times.

Derivatives

eye-wateringly

adverb

as submodifier his eye-wateringly expensive divorce settlement
Example sentencesExamples
- He's realised that several of his worst-performing funds also came with eye-wateringly high charges.
- They're also eye-wateringly expensive, around $900, which is a little more than a run-of-the-mill MP3 player.
- It has been a year of poachings, price cuts, sackings, slanging matches and eye-wateringly large payoffs.
- The policy has been eye-wateringly costly, yet it has not even achieved its one main objective.
- It's expensive, but not as eye-wateringly costly as owning and running your own jet.

单词	eye-watering
释义	Definition of eye-watering in English: eye-watering adjective 1Causing the eyes to water. eye-watering Scotch bonnet chillies Example sentencesExamples Plucky hotel pair Pat O'Driscoll and Ian Lane suffered an eye-watering leg wax to raise cash for the tsunami appeal. And any thought of the eye-watering aroma of those French cigarettes evaporated at the cottage's spectacular setting with Loughros Bay on one side, Arranmore Island and Mount Errigal on the other - and Andara, Glenties, Narin and the boiling Atlantic in between. Apparently, after the Hollywood, and the Brazilian, the latest eye-watering craze is to have your nostrils waxed. Another new product, a gin with an eye-watering alcohol content of 60 %, will go on sale at the start of September. For all you chileheads that are looking for a knock-you-into-the-next-room, eye-watering, throat-burning sauce, use habaneros or scotch bonnets. They range from eye-watering acidity to honey-soaked late harvest dessert wines. If an eye-watering piri-piri sauce is your idea of the ideal barbecue accompaniment, then go for white wines with a good dollop of grapey sweetness. The ornamental Christmas pepper is grown for its colourful fruits rather than for eating, although they are developed from Cayenne peppers and chillies and, if eaten, will provide similar eye-watering effects. The eye-watering procedure will take place at Five Lakes Golf and Country Club on Friday as part of a huge number taking place as part of the annual fundraising event. You may not think much about the onion, but this eye-watering vegetable has been cultivated for 5,000 years - ancient Egyptians considered it an object of worship. Thus, the wind renders me unable to see for all the blinking and eye-watering attempts to rid my eye of said debris. She went on to describe in eye-watering detail the mistake the hospital had made and the ensuing pain and discomfort that simply wasn't going away. We schlepped our bags down a dim hallway to our room, opened the door, and were greeted with an almost eyewatering aroma of disinfectant and cigarette smoke. Most of them have flowers of the eyewatering pinkish-scarlet which is characteristic of the species, with just a few in shades of brilliant coral for maximum clash. 2(especially of a figure or amount) extremely high or large. an eye-watering 22% rise in business rates eye-watering pre-tax losses of £38.5 million Example sentencesExamples Shares of 10 trusts have now lost an eye-watering 80% and more over the past year. In fact, an eye-watering average of $38 million is lost per incident. They are both capital cities with their own national parliaments, booming financial sectors, thriving economies and eye-watering house prices to match. Meanwhile, BBC News reports that the inauguration ceremony and all its associated shindigs are estimated to have cost an eye-watering forty million dollars. The lowest standard rate of interest charged by credit card providers is an eye-watering 16.9 per cent. There are surrender charges, starting at an eye-watering 9% in the first year. Building work has begun on a new clubhouse for Chiswick Rugby Club with the help of some eye-watering fund raising. The eye-watering pay packets of modern footballers are a regular topic of debate in pubs and offices. I set off from Hutton-le-Hole and climbed up a hill before swooping into the valley at an eye-watering 38 mph. The total amount of footage now amounts to an eye-watering 400 hours of film. The Orpington cyclist has just finished circumnavigating the globe after 277 days relentless pedalling and covering an eye-watering 18,000 miles. Meanwhile in the US, land of eye-watering college debts, 43% of those from the bottom quarter of income distribution go on to higher education. Last summer several British drivers caught hurrying on their way to Le Mans were each fined 750 euros, an eye-watering £500. But many walk-on fares are now at eye-watering levels. My whirlwind trip started at the Wafi Shopping Centre, the most upmarket mall, which oozes celebrity fashion and eye-watering price tags. Firstly, it is doubtful whether there is such a shortage of cash, given the eye-watering additional amounts now being pumped into the system. The amount you will have to find if you joined a final salary scheme at a younger age is even more eye-watering. The fund was the worst performing stock fund in the first quarter of 1999 and recorded an eye-watering 50 per cent loss. On a price to sales basis, the multiple is an equally eye-watering thirteen to sixteen times. Derivatives eye-wateringly adverb as submodifier his eye-wateringly expensive divorce settlement Example sentencesExamples He's realised that several of his worst-performing funds also came with eye-wateringly high charges. They're also eye-wateringly expensive, around $900, which is a little more than a run-of-the-mill MP3 player. It has been a year of poachings, price cuts, sackings, slanging matches and eye-wateringly large payoffs. The policy has been eye-wateringly costly, yet it has not even achieved its one main objective. It's expensive, but not as eye-wateringly costly as owning and running your own jet.
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