| 单词 | sight |
| 释义 | noun | verb sightsight1 /saɪt/ ●●● S3 W2 noun 1ABILITY TO SEE [uncountable] the physical ability to see SYN vision: She had an operation to restore her sight. Mrs. Rosen is losing her sight.2ACT OF SEEING [singular, uncountable] the act of seeing something: sight of Martha couldn’t bear the sight of children begging in the streets. Ray always faints at the sight of blood. We caught sight of (=suddenly saw) the mayor on her way into City Hall.3THING YOU SEE [countable] something you can see, especially something unusual, beautiful, etc.: common/familiar sight Limousines are a common sight in Los Angeles.awesome/strange/beautiful etc. sight The balloons rose into the air – it was a wonderful sight. Some children are easily distracted by all the sights and sounds of the classroom. Are you sure you want to come in? It’s not a pretty sight (=very ugly or frightening). Thousands of people were marching – it was a sight to behold (=it was an unusual, impressive, etc. thing to see).4places to see the sights famous or interesting places that tourists visit: My brother showed us all the sights of New York. In the afternoon, you’ll have time to relax or see the sights. → see also sightseeing5in/within sight a)inside the area that you can see: She walked fast, but it was easy to keep her in sight. It was a beautiful day, with not a cloud in sight. There were no adults within sight. I looked around, but Dad was nowhere in sight. The boys get home and eat everything in sight. At last the ship came into sight (=came inside the area that you can see). b)likely to happen soon: Peace is now in sight. Today is the 15th day of the heat wave, with no end in sight.6within/in sight of something a)in the area where you can see something: The boat was stopped by the coast guard within sight of land. At last they came in sight of the city. b)in a position where you will soon be able to get something or achieve something: Just when he was within sight of his goal, the funding was cut.7on sight as soon as you see someone: Lisa disliked him on sight. Troops were given orders to shoot on sight.8out of sight outside the area that you can see: Keep valuables out of sight. → see also out-of-sight9disappear/vanish from sight to disappear: Then the plane vanished from sight on the radar screen.10not let somebody out of your sight to make sure that someone stays near you: Stay here, and don’t let the baby out of your sight.11sight unseen if you buy or choose something sight unseen, you do it without looking at the thing first: How could you rent a house sight unseen?12can’t stand the sight of somebody/something (also hate the sight of somebody/something) to dislike someone or something very much: Alan and Sam can’t stand the sight of each other.13a sight for sore eyes spoken someone or something that you feel very happy to see14out of sight, out of mind used to say that you will quickly forget about someone or something that you cannot see or be with15GUN [countable usually plural] the part of a gun or other weapon that guides your eye when you are aiming at something16in your sights if you have something or someone in your sights, you intend to achieve it or get it for yourself, or to attack him or her: Rogers had victory firmly in his sights.17be/look a sight to look very funny, stupid, or messy: She must have been quite a sight with her hair in curlers.[Origin: Old English gesiht] → see also at first sight/glance at first1 (5), know somebody by sight at know1 (8), lose sight of somebody/something at lose (19), set your mind/sights/heart on something at set1 (10) noun | verb sightsight2 verb [transitive] to see something from a long distance away or for a short time: A mountain lion was sighted in the local area last night. |
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