| 单词 | god's-eye view |
| 释义 | > as lemmasGod's-eye view God's-eye view n. [after bird's eye view n. 1] a view as might be seen by God; a view from a very exalted, or high and remote, position. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > [noun] > view or scenery > general or extensive prospect1538 respect1542 general1612 lookout1779 panorama1802 synopsis1844 God's-eye view1865 1865 J. G. Holland Plain Talks 257 A great city is a huge living creature... If we could be lifted above it, and obtain, not a bird's-eye view, but a God's-eye view of it, we should see its arteries throbbing with the majestic currents of life. 1920 A. Huxley Limbo 137 He prided himself on being able to see the thing as a whole, on taking an historical, God's-eye view of it all. 1936 A. Huxley Eyeless in Gaza vii. 85 One has made a habit of not feeling anything very strongly; it's easy, therefore, to take the God's-eye view of things. 1970 Guardian 14 May 9/6 Frank Tuohy's..short stories..are mostly studies in suburban isolation,..the God's-eye-view with God on the stage. 2006 Time Out N.Y. 26 Oct. 111/4 We see underwater swarms of sea anemones, early biplanes taking off and landing with a cute bounce, God's eye views from the Space Shuttle. < as lemmas |
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