| 释义 |
eye-opener
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : a drink intended to wake one up fully or clear one's head especially when taken early in the day or shortly after awakening
2.
a. : something that opens one's eyes with astonishment or that causes one to stare or gape
b. : something (as a sudden or unexpected disclosure, experience, or occurrence) that causes great surprise and that makes inescapably clear or certain what had not been realized
< news of the industry's collapse was an eye-opener >
: something very enlightening or revealing
< the book was an eye-opener to complacent party members >
c. : something or someone of remarkable and often startling visual attractiveness
< she was a real eye-opener > |