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🔑sightsight1 /saɪt / noun ➤ability to see视力- [uncountable] the ability to see视力；视觉◆He lost his sight in the war (= he became blind).他在战争中失明了。
➤act of seeing看见- [singular] sight of sb / sth the act of seeing someone or something看见；看到◆We flew over Paris and had our first sight of the Eiffel Tower.我们飞过巴黎上空，第一次看见了埃菲尔铁塔。◆Throw that dress away. I can't stand the sight of it anymore.把那件连衣裙扔掉，我再也不想看到它了。
➤where someone or something can be seen视野- [uncountable] a position where someone or something can be seen视力范围；视野◆When the finish line was within sight, the Kenyan runner accelerated.当终点线进入视野后，那位肯尼亚赛跑选手就开始加速。◆She didn't let her nephew out of her sight.她不让侄子走出她的视线。
➤what you can see看见的事物- [countable] something that you see看到的事物；景象；情景◆the familiar sights and sounds of home家里熟悉的情景和声音
➤interesting places好玩的地方- sights [plural] places of interest that are often visited by tourists景点；名胜◆When you come to New York, I'll show you the sights.你来纽约时，我会带你观光。
 ●at first glance / sightwhen first seen or examined第一眼看上去；乍一看◆At first glance, it looked like solid gold.乍一看，那好像是纯金。◆When I met Andy, it was love at first sight.我遇见安迪时，对他一见钟情。●catch sight / a glimpse of sb / sthto see someone or something for a moment瞥见；看一眼◆I caught sight of the man at the end of the street.我一眼瞥见街尽头的那个男人。◆We waited outside the theater, hoping to catch a glimpse of the actress.我们在剧院外等候，希望能看一眼那个女演员。●in sightlikely to happen or come soon眼看就要发生（或到来）；在望◆A peace settlement is in sight.和平解决已见端倪。●lose sight of sb / sth- to no longer be able to see someone or something再也看不见
- to forget someone or something忘记；遗忘◆Don't lose sight of your original aim.不要忘记你最初的目标。
●on sightas soon as someone or something is seen一看见；一见到◆The soldiers were ordered to shoot the enemy on sight.士兵接到命令，看见敌人就立即开火。●set your sights on sthto decide that something is your goal and try hard to achieve it以…为奋斗目标；决心达成◆Josh set his sights on an acting career.乔希决心从事演艺事业。●sight unseenif you buy something sight unseen, you do not have an opportunity to see it before you buy it在未见过的情况下；事先未经查看
sightsight2 /saɪt / verb [transitive] to see someone or something, especially after looking out for him / her / it（尤指搜寻后）看到，发现◆The wanted man has been sighted in Miami.被通缉的男子在迈阿密被人发现了。 |