单词 | to collect eyes |
释义 | > as lemmasto collect eyes g. to collect eyes, intentionally to attract people's attention (to what one is about to say or do). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > arouse attention [verb (intransitive)] > by deliberate action to hold, pull, shake, take, etc., by the sleeve1390 to collect eyes1904 1904 Daily Chron. 28 Dec. 4/7 Why will our authors continue to write..of the hostess's ‘collecting eyes’?.. A novelist..first said that the hostess, about to leave the dining room, consulted all the ladies by ‘collecting eyes’. 1935 ‘N. Blake’ Question of Proof vii. 124 Gadsby..collected eyes like a hostess. 1952 N. Streatfeild Aunt Clara 80 Charles paused and collected the eyes of the family. < as lemmas |
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