| 单词 | sight |
| 释义 | sight (saɪt ) Word forms: sights , sighting , sighted 1. uncountable noun [oft poss NOUN] B1 Someone's sight is their ability to see. My sight is failing, and I can't see to read any more. I use the sense of sound much more than the sense of sight. Synonyms: vision, eyes, eyesight, seeing 2. singular noun B2 The sight of something is the act of seeing it or an occasion on which you see it. I faint at the sight of blood. [+ of] The sight of her entering a room could flood her with anger. [+ of] Synonyms: appearance, view, sighting, glimpse 3. countable noun [oft adjective NOUN] B2 A sight is something that you see. The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common sight in many parts of the city. We encountered the pathetic sight of a family packing up its home. [+ of] Among the most spectacular sights are the great sea-bird colonies. Synonyms: spectacle, show, scene, display 4. verb If you sight someone or something, you suddenly see them, often briefly. The security forces sighted a group of young men that had crossed the border. [VERB noun] A fleet of French ships was sighted in the North Sea. [VERB noun] Synonyms: spot, see, observe, notice 5. countable noun [usually plural] The sights of a weapon such as a rifle are the part which helps you aim it more accurately. 6. plural noun B1+ The sights are the places that are interesting to see and that are often visited by tourists. We'd toured the sights of Paris. I am going to show you the sights of our wonderful city. [+ of] Once at Elgin day-trippers visit a number of local sights. Synonyms: attraction, place of interest, view, wonder 7. adverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb] You can use a sight to mean a lot. For example, if you say that something is a sight worse than it was before, you are emphasizing that it is much worse than it was. [informal, emphasis] He's been no more difficult than most children and a sight better than some I could mention. We aren't doing anything different. We're just doing it a damn sight quicker. 8. See also sighted, sighting 9. catch sight of someone phrase If you catch sight of someone, you suddenly see them, often briefly. Then he caught sight of her small black velvet hat in the crowd. Every time I catch sight of myself in the mirror, I feel so disappointed. 10. at first sight phrase B2 If you say that something seems to have certain characteristics at first sight, you mean that it appears to have the features you describe when you first see it but later it is found to be different. It promised to be a more difficult undertaking than might appear at first sight. At first sight it resembles a traditional village of two-storeyed houses. 11. in sight/within sight/out of sight phrase B2 If something is in sight or within sight, you can see it. If it is out of sight, you cannot see it. The sandy beach was in sight. The Atlantic coast is within sight of the hotel. [+ of] We parked out of sight of passing traffic to avoid attracting attention. [+ of] 12. in sight/ within sight phrase If a result or a decision is in sight or within sight, it is likely to happen within a short time. An agreement on many aspects of trade policy was in sight. There is no end in sight to the struggle for power. She was within sight of the world record of seventy-four consecutive wins. 13. to lose sight of phrase If you lose sight of an important aspect of something, you no longer pay attention to it because you are worrying about less important things. In some cases, U.S. industry has lost sight of customer needs in designing products. We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that education is important for its own sake. 14. know someone by sight phrase [VERB inflects] If you know someone by sight, you can recognize them when you see them, although you have never met them and talked to them. I knew him by sight but had never spoken with him. 15. out of sight, out of mind phrase If you say 'out of sight, out of mind', you mean that people quickly forget someone if he or she goes away. The problems of the poor are largely invisible–out of sight, out of mind. 16. on sight phrase If someone is ordered to do something on sight, they have to do it without delay, as soon as a person or thing is seen. Troops shot anyone suspicious on sight. The authorities were asked to arrest him on sight. 17. not a pretty sight phrase [verb-link PHRASE] If you say that someone or something is not a pretty sight, you mean that it is not pleasant to look at. [informal] The bathroom is not a pretty sight. The wallpaper's peeling, the tiles are crumbling. 18. set one's sights on something phrase If you set your sights on something, you decide that you want it and try hard to get it. They have set their sights on the world record. Although she came from a family of bankers, Franklin set her sights on a career in scientific research. 19. sight unseen phrase [PHRASE after verb] If you agree to buy something sight unseen, you agree to buy it, even though you have not seen it and do not know what condition it is in. Although people sometimes buy property sight unseen, it's a remarkably bad idea. 20. love at first sight phrase [usu it be PHR] Love at first sight is the experience of starting to be in love with someone as soon as you see them for the first time. It was love at first sight, and he proposed to me six weeks later. Quotations: Out of sight, out of mind Idioms: at first sight used to describe your first impression of someone or something, usually to indicate that this first impression was wrong or incomplete Nothing is ever quite as good or quite as bad as it looks at first sight. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers look a sight [mainly British, informal] to look untidy, ridiculous, etc. By the time we got to the restaurant, I was soaking wet and I must have looked a sight. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers lose sight of something to forget or ignore an important aspect of something because you have other things to think about As so often happened, Peter, Tommy and Henry had totally lost sight of their real objective. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a sight for sore eyes said to mean that something gives you a lot of pleasure when you look at it The sunset over the Strait of Malacca is a sight for sore eyes. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: a damn sight It's a damn sight more serious than that. The Sun (2015) It may cost you a little more in money but it'll cost you a damn sight less in time. The Sun (2010) And they're a damn sight easier and more enjoyable to read. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Lost tourists are a familiar sight in Venice. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Today it is one of the most familiar sights in the countryside. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Its delivery vans are a familiar sight on our streets. Times, Sunday Times (2016) His squad practising headers with an imaginary ball must be one of the saddest sights in all sports documentaries. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Something of a sad sight, he was reduced to shuffling sideways. Times, Sunday Times (2013) WHAT a sad sight to see these pillars defaced. The Sun (2014) Officials hope to avoid the sorry sight of a third of the 90,000 stadium being empty. The Sun (2010) Dry skin, cracked heels and (whisper it) overgrown toenails will be a sorry sight in sandals. The Sun (2012) What an ugly, sorry, sad sight it all was. The Sun (2012) The sunbeam also lights up a stained-glass window behind the statue, creating a spectacular sight. Times, Sunday Times (2010) A spectacular sight in pine woods now is the nest of a colony of wood ants. Times, Sunday Times (2018) There a spectacular sight is a burning car. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The brilliant, glossy red berries of black bryony are a startling sight in country lanes now. Times, Sunday Times Wild cherry trees have mostly fulfilled their promise of red and yellow leaves, and some trees are wholly red — a startling sight. Times, Sunday Times They can be a startling sight when they are doing these things. Times, Sunday Times It was a startling sight, but it encapsulated the channel's credo with glee and, if you will, spice. Times, Sunday Times The males have wattles like bright red eyebrows, and their heads are a startling sight when you suddenly see them pop up above the heather. Times, Sunday Times These methods have the advantage of allowing passers-by, possibly attracted by the strange sight of someone waving kitchen equipment around, to share your view. Times, Sunday Times One day while playing in the hills he saw a strange sight above the grit stone skyline: water, sprayed upward by the wind. Times,Sunday Times It's a strange sight, made stranger by the agile wallabies that dart across the wetlands, chips of water sparkling in their wake. Times, Sunday Times Once there, you will draw or paint (gravity permitting) every strange sight that meets your eye. Times, Sunday Times In many ways it was a strange sight. Times, Sunday Times Another stunning sight this week was a new video showing the gyrations of the ocean currents. Times, Sunday Times It's a stunning sight to behold. The Sun These barrier reefs consist of coral and although they can be extremely dangerous, they are an exceptionally stunning sight for divers of all types. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But when you do, more stunning sights await. The Sun These have produced some stunning sights. Times, Sunday Times Not even the surreal sight of a groundhog ambling across the track, and playing chicken with the drivers, affected his focus. The Sun If not, you're likely to witness the surreal sight of a cauliflower funeral. Times, Sunday Times He first mastered sitting without support, and it's still a surreal sight to see him sitting up straight(-ish) for minutes at a time. Times, Sunday Times These surreal sights were thanks to temperature inversions. Times, Sunday Times Surreal sights such as this have happened before. Times, Sunday Times But he remains a terrifying sight for most defenders. The Sun As they emerged from the churning dust onto the rockstrewn hills, they made for a terrifying sight in their nightvision goggles. Times, Sunday Times It must have been a terrifying sight! The Sun That would've been a truly terrifying sight. The Sun It was a terrifying sight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Luxury cars, five-star hotel rooms, first-class travel, bodyguards - these are the signs of a government bloated by ego, and it's an ugly sight. ST What an ugly sight it must have been. The Sun A pretty ugly sight, but not as ugly as the experience. Times, Sunday Times Some 4,000 school places have also been created and parents pushing strollers through the heart of the financial district are not an uncommon sight. Times, Sunday Times Although it was later removed, the exhibition also featured a wind turbine, then an uncommon sight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was no uncommon sight to see between 70 and 80 vessels anchored in the harbour. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Water delivery tankers, once not an uncommon sight, are now only contingency measures to tide over prolonged periods of drought. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Birds abound, with parakeets, araras, caracara hawks, wild doves, and toucans a not uncommon sight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But moral outrage from journalists seems a slightly incongruous property right now, an unexpected sight, like watching a fish ride a bicycle. Times, Sunday Times Usually set in adventurous locations, they confront you with unexpected sights. Times, Sunday Times Wonderstruck refers to a book about the early cabinets of curiosities and the whole film has a curious, fablelike quality, filled with unlikely coincidences and unexpected sights. Times, Sunday Times And there's the truly unusual sight of gravity waves rolling across the sky. Times, Sunday Times It was an unusual sight and now seems a significant one. Times, Sunday Times It was such an unusual sight. Times, Sunday Times Indeed, there were occasions when the increasingly frustrated away fans were presented with the unusual sight of their captain defending within his own penalty area. Times, Sunday Times You may soon see an unusual sight on the golf course. Times, Sunday Times Its sheltering walls, around which you can walk, are high and a welcome sight for incoming vessels. Times, Sunday Times His advance down the field was not a particularly welcome sight for the opposing team. Times, Sunday Times After the wet winter we've had, it's such a welcome sight. The Sun The other big winner this year was a more welcome sight. Times, Sunday Times Construction cranes are not necessarily a welcome sight in a rain forest. Smithsonian For those lucky enough to have had clear skies, the partial solar eclipse yesterday was a wondrous sight. Times, Sunday Times (2015) But the most wondrous sight of all is their first swim. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Shepherds saw the wondrous sight, heard the angels singing. Christianity Today (2000) It was a wondrous sight. Moby Dick (1901) Translations: Chinese: 视力, 突然看见在一瞬间 Japanese: 視力, 見かける |
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