单词 | eye-play |
释义 | > as lemmaseye-play eye-play n. interaction between people using the eyes, esp. for the purposes of flirtation. ΚΠ 1778 F. Burney Let. ?20 Dec. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1994) III. 200 They..were determined, also, to know me should we meet again, for most plentifully, indeed, had I my share of Eye play. 1869 Argosy 1 Sept. 201 She sat by him on the sofa,..lifting her eyes and dropping them again. My belief is, she must have been to a school where they taught eye-play. 1912 H. R. Haggard Marie v. 77 I heard Pereira, who was engaged in some eye-play with Marie, say in a loud voice: ‘Yes, it was pretty, very pretty.’ 2003 R. Desjarlais Sensory Biogr. 59 Such eye-play is reminiscent of the flirtatious exchange of glances so often seen in Nepali and Hindi films... ‘It's like a conversation with the eyes,’ Karma said to me. < as lemmas |
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