| 单词 | bull's-eye |
| 释义 | bull's-eye —bull's-eyed, adj. /boolz"uy'/, n. , pl. bull's-eyes. 1. the circular spot, usually black or outlined in black, at the center of a target marked with concentric circles and used in target practice. 2. a shot that hits this. 3. the center or central area of a military target, as of a town or factory, in a bombing raid. 4. a missile that strikes the central area of a target. 5. the coordinates or instance of aiming and firing a missile that results in its hitting the center of a target. 6. Informal. a. any statement or act that is precisely to the point or achieves a desired result directly. b. something that is decisive or crucial; crux. 7. a small circular opening or window. 8. a thick disk or lenslike piece of glass inserted in a roof, ship's deck, etc., to admit light. 9. Optics. a lens of short focal length. 10. a lantern equipped with a lens of this sort. 11. Naut. an oval or circular wooden block having a groove around it and a hole in the center, through which to reeve a rope. 12. Meteorol. (formerly) the eye of a storm. 13. a large, round piece of peppermint-flavored hard candy. [1680-90] |
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