sight
[sait]
n.视力, 看见, 视线, 景物
v.瞄准, 看见, 观测
例句与用法:
All men are equal in the sight of God.
上帝对所有的人都一视同仁。
A suffering animal is a distressing sight.
看到动物受痛苦是很难受的。
She hates the sight of that old car.
她见到那辆旧汽车就讨厌。
He saw some amazing sights at the zoo.
他在动物园里看到一些珍禽异兽。
After three days at sea we sighted the land.
在海上航行了三天,我们终于看见了大陆。
We laughed at the sight of his strange clothes.
一看到他古怪的穿着,我们就笑了。
The train is still in sight.
火车仍在视线内。
词形变化:
动词过去式: sighted | 动词过去分词: sighted | 动词现在分词: sighting | 动词第三人称单数: sights |
n.
1. 视觉, 视力[U]
I'll have my sight tested tomorrow.
我明天去检查视力。
2. 视界, 视域[U]
Victory is in sight.
胜利在望。
3. 看见, 目睹[S][U][(+of)]
The girl dreaded the sight of snakes.
那女孩害怕看到蛇。
4. 景色, 景象[C]
5. 名胜, 观光地[the P]
We did the sights of Vienna last week.
上星期我们在维也纳观光。
6. 见解, 看法[U]
He is a saint in her sight.
他在她心目中是圣人。
7. 【口】可笑的人(或事物)[S]
8. (枪等的)瞄准器[P1]
9. 观测, 瞄准[S]
10. 【口】大量, 很多[S]
The meal cost me a sight of money.
那顿饭花了我不少钱。
11. 志向, 抱负[P]
vt.
1. 看见, 发现
They voyaged for a month before they sighted land.
他们航行了一个月才看见陆地。
2. 观测; 瞄准
vi.
1. 瞄准
One must sight carefully before firing his gun.
在开枪前一定要仔细地瞄准。
2. 察看, 细看
短语词组:
at/on sight
1. 一见(就)
They had orders to shoot on sight.
他们接到命令说见人就开枪。
at first sight
1. 初见; 初看之下
They fell in love as soon as they met: it was love at first sight.
他们一见面就坠入情网, 真是一见钟情。
at (the) sight of
1. 一看见
At the sight of the police officers they ran off.
一看见那些警官, 他们便逃跑了。
catch sight of
1. 看到
I caught sight of her hurrying away but I didn't try to speak to her.
我看见她匆忙走开, 但我并没有跟她讲话。
in sight
1. 看得见
No car is in sight.
一辆汽车也看不见。
lose sight of
1. 不再看见
I've lost sight of that bird.
我看不到那只鸟了。
out of sight
1. 在看不见的地方
The train was soon out of sight.
那火车很快就看不见了。
2. 好极了; 太棒了; 十全十美
That birthday gift was really out of sight.
那件生日礼物实在是太棒了。
His new sports car is really out of sight.
他的新跑车实在太棒了。
set one's sights on
1. 力求
We have set our sights on a bigger house.
我们一心想买幢大一点的房子。
sight
名词复数:sights
过去式:sighted
过去分词:sighted
现在进行时:sighting
词形变化:
动词过去式: sighted | 动词过去分词: sighted | 动词现在分词: sighting | 动词第三人称单数: sights |
词义辨析:
同义:
n.景象; 展示
vision
view
look
vista
scene
spectacle
display
show
同义参见:
sensation
scenery
behold
pomp
phenomenon
panorama
witness
curiosity
countryside
spy
spot
sight[sait]n.1.■视力;视觉2.■见,看见,瞥见3.■视界,视野,视阈4.■一瞥;观看5.■看法,意见,见解,观点;思想方法6.■看到的东西,景象,情景;奇观7.■[复数]值得一看的东西;风景;名胜8.■[口语]看不入眼(或可笑)的人(或东西);杂乱无章的东西9.■检查,细查;审阅10.■观测,观察;观察的机会11.■瞄准;瞄准具;观测器12.■[废语]洞察力13.■[方言]大量,许多;极大程度14.■[复数]目的,目标;志向,抱负15.■即期汇票的交付adj.1.■事先无准备的,即席的,当场的2.■【商业】见票即付的,即期的vt.1.■看见,瞥见;注意到,发现:to sight something看到某物to sight a new land发现新大陆2.■用仪器观察(或观测),把观测仪对准:to sight the enemy's front观察敌军的侧翼阵地3.■瞄准;把(火器)瞄准(目标等):to sight a tank瞄准一辆坦克4.■给…安装瞄准具;调整…的瞄准具:to sight one's shotgun调整猎枪的瞄准具vi.1.■用仪器观察(或瞄准);把火器瞄准:to sight in the sun with an electron telescope用电子望远镜观测太阳to sight at something瞄准某物2.■(对着某方向)仔细观看,察看:to sight along one's finger沿着某人的手指仔细观看a sight better(或more等)好得多(或多得多)a sight for sore eyes(或for the gods)[口语]乐于看到的人(或物);极受欢迎的人(或物)a sight of[口语]非常多,数量极大a sight to see非凡的景象,奇观at first sight一看之下,乍一看;立即at(或on,upon)sight一看(就)一经要求(就)一经出示(就)at(the)sight of一看见…就bring into sight映入眼帘,进入视线burst into sight突然映入眼帘cannot bear(或stand)the sight of[口语]极厌恶(某人或某事物)catch sight of看见;发现,感觉到come into(或in)sight进入视野;出现feed someone's sight令某人大饱眼福,令某人大开眼界get a sight of看见,瞥见;设法看到go out of sight在视线内消失have lost sight of对…的下落不明heave in sight见heavein one's sights在枪的瞄准线上in sight看得见;在视线内在望;迫近in(within)sight of在看得见…的地方in the sight of从…观点来看,在…的眼光里keep someone(或something)in sight 或 keep sight of someone(或something)记住某人(或某事),不忘记某人(或某事)know by sight似乎相识,面熟lose one's sight失明lose sight of看不到,看不见失去与…的联系忘记;忽略make a sight of oneself出洋相,打扮得古里古怪not by a long(或 [美国英语]darned)sight[口语]差得远,一点儿也不,绝不on sight= at sightOut of my sight!走开!滚开!out of sight在视线之外,看不见遥远的[口语](价格等)高得惊人[口语]极度;异常地[口语]毫无问题地,绝对地[美国俚语]十全十美,出色极了out of sight of在看不见…的地方;在离…很远的地方Out of sight,out of mind.[谚语]眼不见,心不想。put something out of sight把某物藏起来;把某事搁置一旁sight for sore eyes[口语]悦目的东西(或景象)sight unseen在未见到(或未实际考查)的情况下take a sight at(或of)someone[俚语](用拇指抵着鼻尖其余四指来回扇动地)嘲笑(或侮辱)某人take sight(at)(对着…)瞄准within sight在视线内,看得见within sight of= in sight of
sightsight[sait]n.1.■视力, 视觉2.■眼界, 视域3.■观看; 见; 瞥见; 视察4.■情景; 奇观; [常用复]名胜; 风景5.■意见; 看法6.■观测; 瞄准; 观测器; 瞄准器7.■[常用复]目标; 志向; 抱负8.■[a sight][口]许多9.■审阅; 阅读10.■[口]滑稽可笑的景象have long [far]sight远视; 有远见short [near] sight近视, 缺乏远见sight line(观众)视线take a sight at the sun观察太阳Get out of my sight!滚开!This letter is for your sight only.这封信只给你看。Their first sight of land came after three days at sea.他们在海上三天之后才首次见到陆地。Victory was not yet in sight.胜利尚不可预料。Do what is right in your own sight.做你认为对的事。The Grand Canyon is one of the sights of the world.(科罗拉多)大峡谷是世界名胜之一。Take a careful sight before firing.发射前仔细瞄准。It cost him a sight of money.那花了一大笔钱。What a sight you are!瞧你这付德性!
词性变化sight[sait]vt.1.■(初次)看见, 瞄准, 观测2.■装(调整)瞄准器We sighted land at last.我们终于看见陆地了。sight[sait]vi.1.■瞄准; 察看The hunter sighted carefully before firing his gun.猎人射击前仔细瞄准。sight[sait]adj.1.■单凭当场认识的; 事先无准备的; 即席的sight translation即席翻译
继承用法sight-readvt.1.■事先无准备地读[演奏]sightsinging[ˈsaɪtˌsɪŋɪŋ]n.1.■视唱sightworthy[ˈsaɪtˌwɜ:ðɪ]adj.1.■值得看的
noun
- [mass noun]the faculty or power of seeing
视觉;视力
Joseph lost his sight as a baby.
约瑟夫很小就失明了。
[as modifier]a sight test.
视力测试。
■the action or fact of seeing someone or something
看,看见
I've always been scared of the sight of blood.
我一直害怕见到血。
■the area or distance within which someone can see or something can be seen
视力范围;眼界
he now refused to let Rose out of his sight.
现在他决不让罗斯从他目光中消失。
■(dated)a person's view or consideration
(旧)观点;看法;见解
we are all equal in the sight of God.
上帝认为我们都是平等的。 - a thing that one sees or that can be seen
看得到的东西;情景,景象
John was a familiar sight in the bar for many years.
多年以来,约翰经常光顾该酒吧。
he was getting used to seeing unpleasant sights.
他正逐渐适应目睹令人难受的景象。
■(sights)places of interest to tourists and visitors in a city, town, or other place
名胜,风景
she offered to show me the sights.
她主动提出带我观光。
■(a sight)(informal)a person or thing having a ridiculous, repulsive, or dishevelled appearance
(非正式)滑稽可笑的(或看不顺眼的、杂乱无章的)人(或物)
‘I must look a frightful sight,’ she said.
“我看上去一定非常可怕,”她说。 - (一般作 sights)a device on a gun or optical instrument used for assisting a person's precise aim or observation
(枪或炮上的)瞄准器;(光学仪器的)观测器
- [with obj.]manage to see or observe (someone or something); catch an initial glimpse of
看,观察;初次瞥见
tell me when you sight London Bridge.
看到了伦敦桥就告诉我。
[as noun sighting]the unseasonal sighting of a cuckoo.
不合时节的看见杜鹃。 - [no obj., with adverbial of direction]take aim by looking through the sights of a gun
瞄准
she sighted down the barrel.
她顺着枪管瞄准。
■take a detailed visual measurement of something with or as with a sight
(用观测器)观测
■[with obj.]adjust the sight of (a firearm or optical instrument)
调整(火器)的瞄准器;调整(光学仪器)的观测器
at first sight
- on first seeing or meeting someone
第一眼;乍一看
it was love at first sight.
这是一见钟情。
■after an initial impression (which is then found to be different from what is actually the case)
乍一看起来
the debate is more complex than it seems at first sight.
争论似乎比乍一看起来的要复杂。
- glimpse for a moment; suddenly notice
看到;突然注意到
when she caught sight of him she smiled.
她看到他时微微一笑。
- visible
看得见的
no other vehicle was in sight.
看不见别的车辆。
■near at hand; close to being achieved or realized
临近;在望,在即
the minister insisted that agreement was in sight.
部长坚持认为协议即将达成。
- so as to see or be seen from
以便看到,以便能被…看见
I climbed the hill and came in sight of the house.
我爬上山,看到了那座房子。
■within reach of; close to attaining
在望,快要
he was safe for the moment and in sight of victory.
目前,他很安全,胜利在望。
- visible, especially through the sights of one's gun
(尤指通过枪或炮的瞄准器)看得到的
■within the scope of one's ambitions or expectations
在某人的奋斗目标之中;在某人的预料之中
he had the prize firmly in his sights.
正如他所料,他稳获奖项。
- be no longer able to see
再也看不见
■fail to consider, be aware of, or remember
忽略;忘记
we should not lose sight of the fact that the issues involved are moral ones.
我们不应忽略这一事实,所涉及的问题是道义上的问题。
- (informal)not a pleasant spectacle or situation
(非正式)难看的东西;不好的情况
- as soon as someone or something has been seen
一见(就)
in Africa, paramilitary game wardens shoot poachers on sight.
在非洲,准军事狩猎管理员一见到偷猎者就开枪。
- not visible
看不见了
she saw them off, waving until the car was out of sight.
她给他们送行,一直挥手到车子从目光中消失。 - (亦作 outasight)[often as exclamation](informal)extremely good; excellent
(非正式)十全十美的;极好的
- (proverb)you soon forget people or things that are no longer visible or present
(谚)眼不见,心不想
- go away at once!
走开!滚开!
- become more (or less) ambitious; increase (or lower) one's expectations
越来越有(或没有)抱负;期望越来越高(或低)
- have as an ambition; hope strongly to achieve or reach
把…定为奋斗目标;极其渴望获得(或达到)
Katherine set her sights on university.
凯瑟琳极其渴望上大学。
- (informal)used to indicate that something is so described to a considerable extent
(非正式)相当;非常
the old lady is a sight cleverer than Sarah.
老太太要比萨拉机灵得多。
he's a sight too full of himself.
他过于自信。
- (informal)a person or thing that one is extremely pleased or relieved to see
(非正式)乐于看到的人(或物);受欢迎的人(或物)
- a person or thing that is particularly impressive or worth seeing
给人印象深刻的人(或物);值得看的人(或物)
sighter
noun
语源
- Old English (ge)sihth 'something seen', of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zicht and German Gesicht 'sight, face, appearance'. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent. (in sense 2)
- On the confusion of sight and site, see usage at site
sight
名词 sight:
an instance of visual perception
anything that is seen
the ability to see; the visual faculty
同义词:vision, visual sense, visual modality
a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
a range of mental vision
the range of vision
同义词:ken
the act of looking or seeing or observing
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
同义词:batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
动词 sight:
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
sight
■Out of sight, out of mind.
<谚>眼不见,心不烦。
■Judge not of men and things at first sight.
[谚]初次印象,难得真相。
■An island is coming in sight.
一个小岛已逐渐可见。
■The green fields came into sight.
一片绿色的田野展现在眼前。
■We laughed at the sight of his strange clothes.
一看到他古怪的穿着,我们就笑了。
■He always has hysterics at the sight of blood.
一看到血他常会歇斯底里发作。
■The sight of blood turned her stomach.
一看到血就使她感到恶心。
■At sight of the police officers they ran off.
一看见那些警官,他们便逃跑了。
■At the sight of the police officers they ran off.
一看见那些警官,他们便逃跑了。
■At the sight of the snake, he drew back in horror.
一瞧见那蛇,他便吓得缩了回来。
■A ship hove in sight.
一艘船出现了。
■The cat bristled at the sight of the large dog.
一见到那只大狗,猫身上的毛都竖起来了
■All men are equal in the sight of God.
上帝对所有的人都一视同仁。
■Snow is an unusual sight in this warm place.
下雪在这个温暖的地方是一种罕见的景象。
■Soon the truck come into sight around a bend and on an upgrade.
不一会卡车就出现在一个拐弯和上坡处。
■The boat was soon lost sight of in the fog.
不久小船在雾中看不见了。
■Adam invent love at first sight, one of the greatest laborsaving machine the world ever see.
亚当发明了一见钟情,那是世界空前的一架最伟大的省力机器。
■His gorge rose at the sight of gore.
他一看到血污就作呕。
■He wasn't good navigator, so it is necessary that the coastline remain in sight as he moved from one harbor to the next.
他不擅航海,所以当他从一码头驶到另一码头时,得一直沿海岸线航行。
■They fell in love at first sight.
他们一见锺情。
■Their first sight of land came after ten days at sea.
他们在海上十天之後首次看到陆地。
■How they long to get a sight of their native land!
他们多么渴望看一看故乡啊!
■They stared at the strange sight in silent wonder.
他们惊讶地默默凝视那奇景。
■They had orders to shoot at sight.
他们接到命令说见人就开枪。
■They were filled with wonder at the sight.
他们见此情景惊叹不已。
■He seems to have come to terms with losing his sight.
他好象已经接受了自己将失明这个事实。
■He mingled in the crowd and lost in sight.
他混入人群,看不见了。
■He yearned for a sight of the old, familiar faces.
他渴望一见那些熟悉的老面孔。
■His new sports car is really out of sight.
他的新跑车实在太棒了。
■His sight have begin to deteriorate.
他的视力已经开始下降。
■His sight is getting dim.
他的视力越来越差了。
■He blanched (with fear) at the sight of the snake.
他看见蛇(吓得)脸色煞白。
■He knew the girl was the type he fell for at first sight.
他知道这女孩是他一见就会爱上的那一种。
■He stood aghast at the terrible sight.
他被那可怕的景象吓呆了。
■He recoiled at the sight of the corpse.
他见到尸体厌恶得止步不前。
■His poor sight is a hangover from a bad illness he had.
他视力不好是他生了一场大病留下的后遗症。
■He thought he heard someone following him, and glancing round. He caught sight of a dark figure in the shadows.
他觉得有人在跟踪他,便向周围扫了一眼,发现阴暗处有一个黑影。
■In his sight the world had become corrupted, for all men had lived corrupt lives on earth.
他认为世界充斥着罪恶,因为所有世上的人都过着邪恶的生活。
■But does it ever occur to you to use your sight to see into the inner nature of a friends or acquaintance?
但是你曾经有过用你的视觉去看透一个朋友或相识的内在本质的时候吗?
■You will never fail to be moved by the beauty of the sight.
你一定会被那美丽的景象所感动的。
■Does it ever occur to you to use your sight to see into the inner nature of a friend or acquaintance?
你曾否想到用你的视觉去探视一位朋友或认识的人的内在本性?
■What a sight you look in those old clothes!
你穿上那些旧衣服样子可真怪!
■Is the credit at sight or after sight?
信用证是即期的还是远期的?
■Do what is right in your own sight.
做你认为对的事。
■Enclosed is a sight draft for£26.10.5 on Messrs. Robert& Sons, which clears off our indebtedness to you.
兹同函奉上以Robert父子公司为付款人,面额26。15英镑的即期汇票一张,用以清偿所欠贵方债务。
■Don't let me catch sight of you doing it again!
别让我再看到你干这种事了!
■The doctor examined every child for possible short sight.
医生逐个检查,看孩子们是否患近视眼。
■A sight of you, Mr Harding, is good for sore eyes.
哈定先生,一看见了你,使人觉得心旷神怡。
■The sentry had orders to shoot on sight.
哨兵奉命一发现有动静就立即开枪。
■The sentry was ordered to shoot on sight.
哨兵奉命一发现目标就射击。
at/on sight
1. 一见(就)
They had orders to shoot on sight.
他们接到命令说见人就开枪。
at first sight
1. 初见; 初看之下
They fell in love as soon as they met: it was love at first sight.
他们一见面就坠入情网, 真是一见钟情。
at (the) sight of
1. 一看见
At the sight of the police officers they ran off.
一看见那些警官, 他们便逃跑了。
catch sight of
1. 看到
I caught sight of her hurrying away but I didn't try to speak to her.
我看见她匆忙走开, 但我并没有跟她讲话。
in sight
1. 看得见
No car is in sight.
一辆汽车也看不见。
lose sight of
1. 不再看见
I've lost sight of that bird.
我看不到那只鸟了。
out of sight
1. 在看不见的地方
The train was soon out of sight.
那火车很快就看不见了。
2. 好极了; 太棒了; 十全十美
That birthday gift was really out of sight.
那件生日礼物实在是太棒了。
His new sports car is really out of sight.
他的新跑车实在太棒了。
set one's sights on
1. 力求
We have set our sights on a bigger house.
我们一心想买幢大一点的房子。
习惯用语a (long) sight1.■[俗]很多a (long) sight better1.■[口]比...好得多a sight for sore eyes1.■佳客; 珍品; 愿见的人或物a sight for the gods1.■惊人的场面a sight of1.■非常多的a nation sight of1.■[美口]非常多at first sight1.■一见就..., 初次看见时at sight (on demand)1.■即期; 见票即付at the sight of1.■一看见就...be [look] a perfect sight1.■[口]惹人注目; 怪里怪气; 不成样子; 难看得要命be a sight to behold [see]1.■蔚为奇观, 是一个非凡的景象be in sight1.■看得见, 在眼前catch [have, gain, get] sight of1.■发现, 看出come in[into] sight1.■呈现在眼前come in sight of1.■看见2.■可以看得见feed one's sight1.■饱眼福, 悦目; 娱乐find favour in sb.'s sight1.■受某人欢迎[宠爱], 被看中fix one's sight on [upon] ...1.■注视go [get] out of sight1.■看 不见了heave in sight1.■出现在地平线上; 映入眼帘in full of sight1.■【商】暂时入口申请书in one's own sight1.■由自己的眼光看来, 照自己的见解in sb.'s sight1.■在某人面前; 照某人的眼光看来in sight1.■看得见in [within] sight of1.■在看得见...的地方in the sight of1.■由...看来, 从...观点, 从...角度来看keep sth. in sight (=keep sight of sth.)1.■使...不从视线上消失2.■不忘记know by sight1.■见过面; 面熟; 仅熟悉line of sight1.■瞄准线, 视线lose one's sight1.■失明lose sight of1.■看 不见...了; 看漏了; 忘了; 忽略了make a sight of oneself1.■故意使人注意; 出洋相not by a long sight1.■远不及on [upon] sight (=at sight)1.■一看见就, 见(票)即(付)out of sight1.■看不见2.■[口](瘦得)不成样子3.■非常出色, 毫无问题地, 绝对地4.■(价格, 标准等)出奇的高Out of sight, out of mind.1.■[谚]去者日以疏; 人别则情疏; 眼不见, 心不烦。payable at sight1.■见票即付(指支票等)play at sight1.■【音】一看见乐谱就奏得出put out of sight1.■藏起; 用尽; 吃掉; 喝掉second sight1.■千里眼, 第六官能(直感), 先见之明shoot at sight1.■一看到可气的人就开枪sink at sight1.■不加警告就击沉take a sight of1.■看take sight (at)1.■瞄准within sight1.■在视线内, 看得见的;【军】在望远镜的观测范围内sight of sore eyes1.■[口]悦目的东西(特指受人欢迎的客人)sight [feast] for the goods1.■奇观, 瑰丽的景色sight unseen1.■[美商]不看现货; 背地里; 事前没有过目特殊用法aiming sight1.■瞄准仪[器]airborne gun sight1.■机载炮火瞄准器aircraft radio sight1.■飞机无线电瞄准器aperture sight1.■孔径[觇式]瞄准具azimuth sight1.■方位仪; 测向器bank 4months' sight1.■银行见票后四个月付款battle [bar] sight1.■【军】表尺bead sight1.■准星canned sight1.■电视广播用的电影软片, 电视节目中播入电影片的节目collimating sight1.■【军】平行瞄准具compensating sight1.■补偿瞄准器computing sight1.■(瞄准用)计算装置corn front sight1.■粒形准星course-setting sight1.■航线指示器credit 4months sight1.■见票后四个月付款的汇票cross-wire sight1.■十字线瞄准器defective sight1.■视觉缺陷deferred sight1.■延期照票 documentary 3months' sight1.■见票后三个月付款的跟单汇票drift sight1.■偏流计elbow sight1.■肘形(光学)瞄准具, 潜望镜eye sight1.■视野; 窥视孔; 检查孔; 信号孔front sight1.■前准星gun sight1.■炮瞄准器, 标尺lead sight1.■予先瞄准mirror landing sight1.■着陆灯光设备payment at sight1.■见票即付radar sight1.■雷达瞄准器tube sight1.■鱼雷发射管瞄准装置turret sight1.■炮塔装置瞄准器