复合形式：
eye | nye |
an eye for an eye,
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth n | figurative (revenge) (报复) | SCSimplified Chinese 以牙还牙，以眼还眼 yǐ yá huán yá，yǐ yǎn huán yǎn |
| | He destroyed his rival's creation, saying it was an eye for an eye. |
| | 他毁掉了他对手的作品，说这是以牙还牙。 |
an eye for an eye,
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth n | figurative (justice) (公正的惩罚) | SCSimplified Chinese 以牙还牙，以眼还眼 yǐ yá huán yá，yǐ yǎn huán yǎn |
| | For murder, I believe an eye for an eye is fair punishment. |
| | 对于谋杀，我认为以牙还牙是对其公平的惩罚。 |
| apple of [sb]'s eye n | (beloved person) | SCSimplified Chinese 某人的掌上明珠 |
| | Jenny loved all her children, but her eldest child was the apple of her eye. |
| | 珍妮深爱着自己所有的孩子，不过长子是她的掌上明珠。 |
| beauty is in the eye of the beholder expr | (beauty is subjective) | SCSimplified Chinese 美与不美，全在观者 |
| bird's-eye view n | (view from above) | SCSimplified Chinese 鸟瞰 niǎo kàn |
| | I got a bird's-eye view of the Atlantic as my plane flew over it. |
| bird's-eye view n | figurative (overall view) | SCSimplified Chinese 全景 quán jǐng |
| black eye n | (bruising around the eye) | SCSimplified Chinese 青肿眼圈
TCTraditional Chinese 青腫眼圈 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 眼圈淤青 |
| | He had a black eye after the fight. |
| black eye n | figurative (bad reputation) | SCSimplified Chinese 坏名声 huài míng shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 壞名聲 |
| | The company suffered a black eye when the police charged its chairman with fraud. |
not blink,
not blink an eye v expr | figurative, informal (not be shocked or disapprove) (表示毫不惊讶) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼都不眨一下 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不动声色 |
| | You can say the most outrageous things to Jeff and he doesn't blink an eye. |
| | 再大的事讲给杰夫听，他都不会惊讶。 |
not blink at [sth],
not blink an eye at [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (not react to) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…无动于衷 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 冷眼旁观 |
| | (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 眨眼 zhǎ yǎn |
| | Joshua is so rich, he doesn't blink at paying $800 for a wristwatch. |
| | 约书亚十分富有，对于支付一块800美元的腕表，他眼睛都不眨一下。 |
| blue-eye n | (Australian bird) | SCSimplified Chinese 蓝眼地鸠 |
| blue-eye n | (Australian fish) | SCSimplified Chinese 蓝眼鳕鱼 |
| blue-eye n | (defective eye in a horse) | SCSimplified Chinese 蓝眼病 |
| blue-eye n | (crop disease) | SCSimplified Chinese 蓝眼病 |
bull's-eye,
bull's eye,
bullseye n | (darts, archery: centre of target) | SCSimplified Chinese 靶心 bǎ xīn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 凸透镜 bǎ xīn，tū tòu jìng |
| | John threw a dart, which hit the bull's eye. |
bull's eye,
bull's-eye,
bullseye n | figurative (target, goal) | SCSimplified Chinese 目标 mù biāo
TCTraditional Chinese 目標 |
| cast an eye over [sth] v expr | (survey appraisingly) | SCSimplified Chinese 扫视 sǎo shì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 瞟一眼 |
cat's-eye,
cat's eye n | UK, usually plural (reflective road stud) (路面反射装置) | SCSimplified Chinese 反光灯 |
cat's-eye,
cat's eye n | (gemstone) | SCSimplified Chinese 猫眼石 |
cat's-eye,
cat's eye,
cat's-eye marble n | (marble) | SCSimplified Chinese 猫眼大理石 |
catch the eye,
catch [sb]'s eye v expr | (be noticeable) | SCSimplified Chinese 引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù |
| | The bold designs and bright colours of these dresses really catch the eye. |
| catch the eye of [sb] v expr | (be noticed) | SCSimplified Chinese 引起...的注意 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 吸引...的关注 |
| | Laura's performance in the show caught the eye of talent scouts. |
| catch [sb]'s eye v expr | (be noticed) | SCSimplified Chinese 引起…的注意 yǐn qǐ … de zhù yì |
| compound eye n | (insects) | SCSimplified Chinese 复眼 |
crossed eyes,
cross eyes,
cross-eye npl | (ophthalmology: eyes turned in) | SCSimplified Chinese 交叉眼 |
| eagle eye n | figurative (keen observation) (比喻观察力强) | SCSimplified Chinese 鹰眼 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 观察敏锐，明察秋毫 guān chá mǐn ruì，míng chá qiū háo |
| | Ray's eagle eye soon picked out the errors in the text. |
| eagle eye n | figurative (close watch) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 密切注意，近距离观察 mì qiè zhù yì，jìn jù lí guān chá |
| | I know all about your behaviour at your last school so I'll be keeping an eagle eye on you. |
| | Under the teacher's eagle eye, no student dared to misbehave. |
easy on the eyes,
easy on the eye adj | informal, figurative (good looking) | SCSimplified Chinese 悦目的，好看的 yuè mù de，hǎo kàn de |
| | I don't know who she is but she's very easy on the eyes. |
easy on the eyes,
easy on the eye adj | (not tiring to look at) | SCSimplified Chinese 看起来不累的，不伤眼的 |
| | Staring at the television for a long period of time is not easy on the eyes. |
| the evil eye n | (cursed stare) | SCSimplified Chinese 诅咒的眼神 zǔ zhòu de yǎn shén |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 恶毒的眼神 zǔ zhòu de yǎn shén，è dú de yǎn shén |
| | She believed someone had put the evil eye on her cattle, causing them to sicken and die. |
| the evil eye n | figurative (angry or unpleasant gaze) | SCSimplified Chinese 凶狠的目光 xiōng hěn de mù guāng |
| | She was obviously jealous and gave me the evil eye when no-one was looking. |
| eye ache n | (pain in eye area) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼睛痛 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 眼痛 |
eye bolt,
eyebolt n | (metal screw with loop) | SCSimplified Chinese 吊环螺栓 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有眼螺栓 |
| eye candy n | slang ([sb], [sth] attractive) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 养眼的人或事物 yǎng yǎn de rén huò shì wù |
| | There was some very nice eye candy at the party last night. |
| eye chart | (for testing vision) | SCSimplified Chinese 视力表 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 视力检查表 |
eye color (US),
eye colour (UK) n | (color of the irises) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼睛颜色
TCTraditional Chinese 眼睛顏色 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 眼球颜色 |
| eye contact n | (looking into [sb]'s eyes) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼神交流 yǎn shén jiāo liú |
| | Eye contact is important when communicating with others. |
| | 与人交谈时，眼神交流很重要。 |
| eye doctor n | (ophthalmologist) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼科医生 yǎn kē yī shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 眼科醫生 |
| | My eye doctor diagnosed me with glaucoma. |
| eye drops npl | (solution applied to eye) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼药水 yǎn yào shuǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 眼藥水 |
| eye dropper n | (pipette) | SCSimplified Chinese 滴眼管 |
| eye exam n | colloquial (inspection by an ophthalmologist) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼科检查 |
eye exam,
eye test n | colloquial (sight test) | SCSimplified Chinese 视力检查 |
| | You don't need to take another driving test to renew your license, you just have to take an eye exam to prove to the inspector that you can still see well enough to drive. |
| eye for detail n | (keen observational skills) | SCSimplified Chinese 敏锐的观察力 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 关注细节 guān zhù xì jié
TCTraditional Chinese 關注細節 |
| eye level n | (same height as [sb]'s eyes) | SCSimplified Chinese 齐眼的高度 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 视平线 |
eye patch,
eyepatch,
eye-patch,
patch n | (covering for one eye) (多为因受伤而戴上的) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼罩 yǎn zhào |
eye shadow,
eyeshadow n | (make-up for the eyelids) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼影 yǎn yǐng |
| | She was wearing far too much eye shadow. My wife always takes forever to put on her eye shadow! |
| | 她眼影画得太多了。 |
| | 我老婆每次画眼影都要好久！ |
| eye socket | (anatomy) (解剖学) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼窝，眼眶 yǎn wō |
| eye span n | (words taken in at one glance) | SCSimplified Chinese 阅读视野 |
| eye specialist n | (ophthalmologist) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼科专家 yǎn kē zhuān jiā
TCTraditional Chinese 眼科專家 |
| eye to eye adv | figurative (in agreement) | SCSimplified Chinese 见解一致地 jiàn jiě yí zhì de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 达成共识地 jiàn jiě yí zhì de，dá chéng gòng shí de |
| | My parents aren't always eye to eye on politics. |
| | 我父母在政治问题上有时会有分歧。 |
| eye to eye adv | (on the same level) | SCSimplified Chinese 处于同一水平 |
| | The actor, who is much shorter than his female co-star, stood on a box in order to be eye to eye with her. |
| eye-catcher n | informal (person, thing that attracts attention) | SCSimplified Chinese 引人注目的东西或人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 亮眼的事情 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 关注焦点 |
| eye-catching adj | (attractive, grabbing the attention) | SCSimplified Chinese 引人注目的 yǐn rén zhù mù de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 引人注意的 yǐn rén zhù mù de ，yǐn rén zhù yì de |
| | That shirt's a very eye-catching colour. |
| | His sports car is very eye-catching. |
eye-opener,
eye opener,
eyeopener n | figurative, informal ([sth] surprising or revelatory) | SCSimplified Chinese 令人大开眼界的事物 lìng rén dà kāi yǎn jiè de shì wù |
| | The talk was a real eye-opener. I learnt lots of new things. |
eye-opener,
eye opener,
eyeopener n | US, informal (alcoholic drink in morning) (一种醒神酒) | SCSimplified Chinese 晓晨酒 |
| | Pete poured himself an eye-opener as soon as he got out of bed. |
| eye-opening adj | (revelatory, revealing) | SCSimplified Chinese 让人大开眼界的 ràng rén dà kāi yǎn jiè de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 让人恍然大悟的 ràng rén dà kāi yǎn jiè de，ràng rén huǎng rán dà wù de |
| | Seeing where caviar comes from is an eye-opening experience. |
| eye-rolling n | (raising eyes upward in exasperation) | SCSimplified Chinese 翻白眼 |
| eye-rolling adj | (causing [sb] to raise eyes in exasperation) | SCSimplified Chinese 遭他人白眼的 |
eyecup,
eye guard n | (on optical device: eye rest) (光学仪器目用) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼罩 yǎn zhào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 眼环 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 眼杯 |
eyedrops,
eye drops npl | (medication dropped into the eye) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼药水 yǎn yào shuǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 眼藥水 |
| | If your eyes get too dry, use some eyedrops. |
eyewitness,
eye witness n | (person who has seen a crime) | SCSimplified Chinese 目击者 mù jī zhě
TCTraditional Chinese 目擊者 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 目击证人 mù jī zhě，mù jī zhèng rén |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 见证人 mù jī zhě，jiàn zhèng rén |
| | Two eyewitnesses were called to testify during the trial. |
fisheye,
fish-eye adj | (lens, view: wide-angle) (镜头、视图：广角的) | SCSimplified Chinese 鱼眼的 |
| | This photograph was taken with a wide-angled lens, and shows a fisheye view of the city. |
fisheye lens,
fish-eye lens n | (convex, very wide-angle lens) (一种相机镜头) | SCSimplified Chinese 鱼眼镜头 |
| | Using a fisheye lens makes mediocre skateboarders look great. |
| give [sb] the eye v expr | UK, informal, figurative (look at [sb] seductively) | SCSimplified Chinese 向…抛媚眼 xiàng pāo mèi yǎn |
| give [sb] the eye v expr | US, informal (look at critically) | SCSimplified Chinese 冷冷地看着，瞪了…一眼 |
| | A woman stole my parking spot, so when I saw her in the store, I gave her the eye. |
| glass eye n | (false eyeball) | SCSimplified Chinese 玻璃制的假眼 bō lí zhì de jiǎ yǎn |
| | Every night before I go to bed I take out my glass eye and put it in a bowl of water by the bed. |
| grab the eye v expr | informal, figurative (attract attention) | SCSimplified Chinese 引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù |
| | Wow, that's an outfit that'll grab the eye. |
guide dog,
also US: seeing-eye dog n | (blind person's assistance dog) | SCSimplified Chinese 导盲犬 dǎo máng quǎn |
| | Labradors have traditionally been used as guide dogs. |
| | 传统上，拉布拉多犬一直被用作导盲犬。 |
| have an eye for [sth] v expr | informal (notice) | SCSimplified Chinese 对…有鉴赏力 duì yǒu jiàn shǎng lì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对…有眼光 duì yǒu jiàn shǎng lì，duì yǒu yǎn guāng |
| | The painter has an eye for detail. |
| have an eye for [sb] v expr | slang (be attracted) | SCSimplified Chinese 钟情于 zhōng qíng yú |
| | That guy has an eye for the ladies. |
| have your eye on [sth] v expr | (want) | SCSimplified Chinese 看中 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 看上 kàn shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 看上 |
| | I've got my eye on a little yellow handbag I saw in a shop window. |
| have your eye on [sb] v expr | (watch) | SCSimplified Chinese 盯着 dīng zhe |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 监视 dīng zhe ，jiān shì
TCTraditional Chinese 監視 |
| | I've got my eye on you, young man. So behave! |
| have your eye on [sth] v expr | (aim, intend) | SCSimplified Chinese 有意 yǒu yì
TCTraditional Chinese 有意 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 打算 yǒu yì，dǎ suàn
TCTraditional Chinese 打算 |
| | The company has an eye on future expansion into overseas markets. |
| have your eye on doing [sth] v expr | (aim, intend) | SCSimplified Chinese 有意做 yǒu yì zuò |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 打算做 yǒu yì zuò，dǎ suàn zuò |
| | I keep working this job, but I have my eye on going back to college. |
| hook and eye n | (two-piece fastening) | SCSimplified Chinese 风纪扣 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 钩眼扣 |
| hook-and-eye n as adj | (relating to a hook and eye) | SCSimplified Chinese 风纪扣的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 钩眼扣的 |
| in the public eye adv | (featured prominently in the media) | SCSimplified Chinese 令人瞩目地 lìng rén zhǔ mù de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 聚焦目光地 lìng rén zhǔ mù de，jù jiāo mù guāng de |
| | If you're going to be a politician you have to be prepared to live in the public eye. |
| in the public eye adj | (prominent, featured in the media) | SCSimplified Chinese 令人瞩目的 lìng rén zhǔ mù de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 聚焦目光的 lìng rén zhǔ mù de，jù jiāo mù guāng de |
| | Kate Middleton has been in the public eye since she became engaged to Prince William. |
| | 与威廉王子订婚后，凯特·米德尔顿就一直备受关注。 |
in the twinkling of an eye,
in the blink of an eye expr | figurative, informal (instant, brief moment) | SCSimplified Chinese 转瞬之间 zhuǎn shùn zhī jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 轉瞬之間 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 顷刻间 zhuǎn shùn zhī jiān，qǐng kè jiān |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 顷刻间 zhuǎn shùn zhī jiān，qǐng kè jiān |
| | And in the twinkling of an eye she was gone. |
| keen eye n | (good ability to find [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 敏锐目光 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 敏锐的洞察力 |
| keep an eye on [sth/sb] v expr | informal (watch carefully) | SCSimplified Chinese 密切注意 mì qiè zhù yì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 留意 mì qiè zhù yì，liú yì |
| | When cooking soufflés, you need to keep an eye on them so they don't fall. |
| keep an eye out for [sth/sb] vtr | informal (remain vigilant for) | SCSimplified Chinese 注意 zhù yì
TCTraditional Chinese 注意 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 留心 zhù yì，liú xīn
TCTraditional Chinese 留心 |
| | It's important to keep an eye out for dangerous snakes in the bush. |
| | Keep an eye out for a parking spot. |
| | 特别注意草丛中有危险的蛇。 |
| | 注意找个停车位。 |
keep your eye on the ball,
keep an eye on the ball,
have your eye on the ball v expr | figurative (be attentive, alert) | SCSimplified Chinese 集中注意 |
keep your hand in,
keep your eye in v expr | UK, informal (continue to practice) | SCSimplified Chinese 继续练习 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不断训练 |
| kick in the eye n | UK, figurative, informal (insult, rejection) | SCSimplified Chinese 侮辱 wǔ rǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 侮辱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 拒绝 wǔ rǔ，jù jué
TCTraditional Chinese 拒絕 |
| laser eye surgery n | (operation to correct vision) | SCSimplified Chinese 激光眼科手术 |
| lazy eye n | informal (squint, inability to focus) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 斜视，斜视症 xié shì，xié shì zhèng |
| lazy eye n | formal (amblyopia, dim vision in apparently normal eye) (正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 弱视 ruò shì |
| | Children with a lazy eye have to wear an eye patch. |
| eye liner n | (eye liner) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼线 |
| | Rachel put some fresh eye liner on. |
| look [sb] in the eye v expr | (look directly at) | SCSimplified Chinese 直视 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 正视 zhèng shì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 看着…的眼睛 |
| look [sb] in the eye v expr | (not feel ashamed) (坦然地) | SCSimplified Chinese 直视，正视，看着…的眼睛 zhèng shì |
| | Can you look me in the eye and tell me you didn't cheat on the test? |
| make eye contact v expr | (look directly into [sb]'s eyes) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼神接触 |
| | People who are lying often avoid making eye contact. |
| in your mind's eye expr | (in your imagination) | SCSimplified Chinese 想象 xiǎng xiàng
TCTraditional Chinese 想象 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 脑海中 |
| | In my mind's eye, I can picture the big house that I will live in one day. |
| the naked eye n | figurative (eyesight: without optical aids) | SCSimplified Chinese 肉眼 ròu yǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 肉眼 |
| | The naked eye cannot see infrared light. |
| out of the corner of your eye adv | (in your peripheral vision) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼角的余光 yǎn jiǎo de yú guāng |
| | She couldn't describe him accurately because she'd only seen him out of the corner of her eye. |
| ox-eye daisy n | (flower) | SCSimplified Chinese 法兰西菊 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 春白菊 chūn bái jú |
pinkeye,
pink-eye,
pink eye n | informal (conjunctivitis: eye inflammation) | SCSimplified Chinese 传染性角膜炎 chuán rǎn xìng jiǎo mó yán |
| | (口语) | SCSimplified Chinese 红眼病 chuán rǎn xìng jiǎo mó yán，hóng yǎn bìng |
| | Pinkeye is so contagious that people are often asked to stay home from work until their symptoms disappear. |
| pleasing to the eye adj | (pleasant to look at) | SCSimplified Chinese 美观
TCTraditional Chinese 美觀 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 悦目 |