火眼金睛:eye有幾種用法
I have witnessed their capacity for courage, and though we are worlds apart, like us, there’s more to them than meets the eye. I am Optimus Prime, and I send this message to any surviving Autobots taking refuge among the stars: we are here, we are waiting.
——Transformers
我目睹了他們無畏的勇氣,儘管這裡一樣有戰爭,跟我們一樣,眼見,並不一定為憑!我是擎天柱,向星際間所有流亡的博派人發出此訊息,我們在這裡,等你們!
——《變形金剛》
一、下面我們來看看eye有幾種含義
n.
1.眼睛 [C] either of the ten organs on the face that you see with
Don't jab out my eye!
別戳掉我的眼睛!
2.視力;視覺;觀察力,眼光 [C] the ability to see
You really have an eye for something.
在某些方面你的確有眼光。
3.見解,觀點 [C] point of view, judgment
It is a mere coincidence that they see eye to eye on this point.
他們在這一點上見解一致完全是巧合。
4.眼,孔,眼狀物 [C] something having an appearance suggestive of an eye
There are two eyes in the left side of the notebook for fixing papers.
筆記本左側有兩個孔以固定紙張。
5.(風)眼;中心 [C] the ~ of a / the storm, tornado, hurricane, etc.
The eye of hurricane is just 20km far from us, we'd better go to basement for safety.
颶風眼離我們只有20公里了,安全起見最好到地下室去。
v.
注視;審視;細看 [T] to look at sb / sth carefully, especially because you want sth or you are suspicious of sth
The police eyed the group of pickpockets to confirm the appearance details.
警察仔細打量著這群小偷以確認外表細節特徵。
二、下面我們來學習一下含有eye的常見短語
bird's eye
鳥瞰的
bird's eye view
鳥瞰,俯檢視
bull's eye
命中靶心的彈丸靶心,鵠的,打中靶心的一擊
electric eye
n.光電池,電眼
eye opener
n. 使人瞠目吃驚的事物,醒眼酒 大開眼界
三、最後,來做個填詞遊戲吧
Every _______ at the conference was focused on the rostrum.
代表們的眼光都集註在大會主席臺上。