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单词 square eyes
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Definition of square eyes in English:

square eyes

plural noun
British humorous
  • Eyes supposedly affected by excessive television viewing.

    he watched so much TV he'd got square eyes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And because my viewing time was rationed in case I got square eyes, TV was exotic.
    • What with the NatWest one day matches between England and Australia and Bangladesh during the day, plus another Lions match, I finished the weekend with square eyes from watching too much TV.
    • I have square eyes from watching the UKTV Gold Pride and Prejudice fest today.
    • Expect me to soon have very square eyes - there's a LOT to watch!

Derivatives

  • square-eyed

  • adjectiveˌskwɛːrˈʌɪdskwɛrˈaɪd
    British humorous
    • Having eyes supposedly affected by excessive television viewing.

      a nation of square-eyed couch potatoes
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The day after the 1997 general election, square-eyed workers asked colleagues the question that would come to symbolise the Tory rout: ‘Were you still up for Portillo?’
      • A week of square-eyed, sofa-ridden inertia passed by, and you began to wonder if there were not substantially more rewarding activities to pursue when compared to watching this stuff.
      • Smith will be square-eyed by now from watching the video of that game
 
 

Definition of square eyes in US English:

square eyes

plural noun
British humorous
  • Eyes supposedly affected by excessive television viewing.

    he watched so much TV he'd got square eyes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • What with the NatWest one day matches between England and Australia and Bangladesh during the day, plus another Lions match, I finished the weekend with square eyes from watching too much TV.
    • I have square eyes from watching the UKTV Gold Pride and Prejudice fest today.
    • And because my viewing time was rationed in case I got square eyes, TV was exotic.
    • Expect me to soon have very square eyes - there's a LOT to watch!
 
 
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