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单词 eyeopener
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eyeopener

[ ahy-oh-puh-ner ]
/ ˈaɪˌoʊ pə nər /
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noun

an experience or disclosure that gives one a sudden realization or understanding: Her disclosures about her childhood were a real eyeopener.
a drink of liquor taken early in the day and intended to wake a person up fully.

Origin of eyeopener

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; eye + opener

Words nearby eyeopener

eyeliner, eye-minded, eye of a hurricane, eye of a needle, eye of day, eyeopener, eye-opening, eyepiece, eye pillow, eyepit, eye point
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British Dictionary definitions for eyeopener

eye-opener

noun informal

something startling or revealing
US and Canadian an alcoholic drink taken early in the morning
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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