eye
noun
verb
aɪ noun
1
FOR SEEING WITH
供看东西用
one of the two parts of the body that you use to see with 眼睛 C
He’s got brown eyes and a cheerful smile.
他有一双棕色的眼睛，面带欢快的笑容。
There were tears in her eyes as she listened to the story.
她听故事时眼里噙着泪水。
Ow! I’ve got something in my eye!
噢！我眼睛里进了什么东西！
Jessica’s eyes sparkled with excitement.
杰茜卡的眼睛闪耀着激动的光芒。
close/shut your eyes
He yawned, closed his eyes again, and turned over.
他打了个呵欠又闭上眼睛，然后翻过身去。
Emily opened her eyes .
埃米莉睁开了眼睛。
drop/lower your eyes
have/keep etc your eyes glued to sth (to be watching something with all your attention) 全神贯注地看某物
Winifred sat with her eyes glued to the television screen.
威妮弗雷德坐着，目不转睛地盯着电视屏幕。
Clark’s eyes narrowed as he saw the man approaching.
克拉克看见那个男子走近时便眯起了眼睛。
Louise’s eyes widened.
路易斯睁大了眼睛。
All eyes were immediately turned on (=everyone looked at) Henry.
所有人的目光都立即转到亨利身上。
I’ve got an eye test (=a test to check how well I can see) tomorrow.
明天我要作个视力检查。
blue-eyed/one-eyed/bright-eyed etc
a brown-eyed girl
棕色眼睛的女孩
2
WAY OF SEEING/UNDERSTANDING
眼光
a particular way of seeing, judging, or understanding something 眼光; 视角 C usually singular 一般用单数
Go through your shopping list with a critical eye for foods with a high fat content.
用挑剔的眼光仔细检查一下购物单上有没有含高脂肪的食品。
with the eye of sb
The magazine combines the accuracy of the scientist with the eye of the artist.
这份杂志既反映科学家的准确又展现艺术家的眼光。
to sb’s eye (s)
The picture quality, to my eye, is excellent.
图片质量在我看来非常好。
through the eyes of sb (from the point of view of a particular person) 从某人的视角
The story is told through the eyes of a refugee child.
故事是以一个避难儿童的视角讲述的。
in the eyes of sb (according to a particular person or group) 在某人眼里
Carl could do no wrong in the eyes of his parents.
卡尔在他父母眼里是不可能做坏事的。
3
keep an eye on sth/sb
to look after someone or something and make sure that they are safe 照看 （照料 ）某物/某人
Mary will keep an eye on the kids this afternoon.
玛丽今天下午会照看孩子。
We keep a watchful eye on our elderly neighbors.
我们特别留心年长的邻居。
4
have/keep your eye on sb
to carefully watch everything that someone does, especially because you do not trust them 注视 （密切注意 ）某人（的举动）
We want Taylor in jail where we can keep an eye on him.
我们想让泰勒去坐牢，在那里可以监视他的行动。
5
eye contact
when you look directly at someone at the same time as they are looking at you 对视，目光接触
People who are lying tend to avoid eye contact.
撒谎的人往往会避开目光接触。
In a formal interview, try to maintain good eye contact with the interviewers.
在正式面试时，要尽量与面试官保持适当的目光接触。
6
keep/have one eye/half an eye on sb/sth
to be watching someone or something at the same time that you are doing something else 做其他事的同时注意着某人/某物
Louise was stirring the soup with half an eye on the baby.
路易斯边搅拌汤边注意婴儿。
7
have your eye on sth
to want something that you think might become available 看中 （看上 ）某物
He has his eye on the bigger apartment next door.
他看中了隔壁那套更大的公寓。
8
the naked eye
if you can see something with the naked eye, you can see it without using any artificial help such as a TELESCOPE or MICROSCOPE 肉眼
with the naked eye
It’s just about possible to see the planet with the naked eye on a clear night.
在晴朗的夜晚，用肉眼看到这颗行星也是有可能的。
visible/invisible to the naked eye
Dust mites are tiny creatures, invisible to the naked eye.
尘螨是极小的生物，凭肉眼是看不见的。
9
before your very eyes (right) in front of your eyes
also 又作 if something happens before your very eyes, it happens where you can clearly see it 【尤口】 就在某人眼前，当着某人的面 especially spoken
The murder had apparently taken place before our very eyes.
那起谋杀案显然就发生在我们的眼皮底下。
10
can’t take your eyes off sb/sth
10. to be unable to stop looking at someone or something, especially because they are extremely interesting or attractive 无法将目光从某人身上/某物上移开
She looked stunning. I couldn’t take my eyes off her all evening.
她看上去很迷人，整个晚上我都无法将目光从她身上移开。
11
under the (watchful/stern etc) eye of sb
11. while being watched by someone who is making sure that you behave properly or do something right 在某人的监视下
We went to dances, but only under the watchful eye of our father.
我们去跳舞了，但只能在父亲的监视下。
12
run/cast your eye over sth
12. to look at something quickly 匆匆看 （浏览 ）某物
She cast her eye over the front page of the paper.
她匆匆看了一下报纸的头版。
13
set/lay/clap eyes on sb/sth
13. to see something or meet someone, especially for the first time [口] 〔尤指初次〕遇见某人/看见某物 spoken
I loved that house from the moment I clapped eyes on it.
我一看见那栋房子就喜欢上了。
14
keep an eye open/out (for sth)
14. to watch carefully so that you will notice when someone or something appears 密切注意（某物），留神（某物）
Keep an eye out for rabbits in the field.
要密切注意田里的兔子。
15
with an eye to (doing) sth
15. if you do something with an eye to doing something else, you do it in order to make the second thing more likely to happen 着眼于（做）某事，指望某事
Most novels are published with an eye to commercial success.
大多数小说出版都指望获得商业上的成功。
16
close/shut your eyes to sth
16. to ignore something or pretend that you do not know it is happening 对某事物视而不见
Most governments know that we’re heading for an environmental catastrophe but they shut their eyes to it.
大多数政府明明知道我们将招致环境灾难，但他们对此却置若罔闻。
17
have a (good) eye for sth
17. to be good at noticing a particular type of thing, especially something attractive, valuable, of good quality etc 对某事物有鉴赏力
Ernest has an eye for detail.
欧内斯特观察事物细致入微。
She’s definitely got a good eye for a bargain.
她确实善识便宜货。
18
keep your eyes peeled/skinned
18. to watch carefully and continuously for something [口] 留心，继续注意 spoken
[+ for ]
She stumbled along, keeping her eyes peeled for a phone box.
她一边跌跌撞撞地往前走，一边留意找公用电话亭。
19
with your eyes open
19. knowing fully what the problems, difficulties, results etc of a situation might be 心知肚明
I’ve no-one to blame but myself – I went into this deal with my eyes open.
我没有人可以责怪，只能怨自己 — 我是明明知道做这笔交易的后果的。
20
can do sth with your eyes shut/closed
20. to be able to do something very easily 能够闭着眼睛 （轻而易举地 ）做某事
Believe me, you could run that place with your eyes closed.
相信我，你闭着眼睛都能经营好那地方。
21
make eyes at sb/give sb the eye
21. to look at someone in a way that shows you think they are sexually attractive [非正式] 向某人眉目传情 （送秋波 ） informal
Don’t look now, but that guy over there is really giving you the eye.
现在别看了，不过那边那个家伙确实在向你眉目传情。
22
an eye for/on/to the main chance
22. if you have an eye for the main chance, you will take advantage of any possible opportunity to get what you want – used to show disapproval 瞅机会捞一把〔含贬义〕
23
one in the eye for sb
23. something that will annoy someone or give them a disadvantage – used especially when you think this is a good thing [英，口] 令某人生气的事; 对某人不利的事〔尤用于认为那是好事时〕 BrE spoken
This latest judgement will definitely be one in the eye for the fast food corporations.
这最新的裁决肯定对快餐公司不利。
24
an eye for an eye
24. the idea that if someone does something wrong, you should punish them by doing the same thing to them 以眼还眼，以牙还牙
An eye for an eye is no way to run a civilised justice system.
文明的司法系统不允许以眼还眼、以牙还牙的行为。
25
for sb’s eyes only
25. used to say that something is secret and must only be seen by one particular person or group 〔密件〕仅供某人亲阅
The information is for police eyes only.
这一情报仅供警方参阅。
26
have eyes in the back of your head
26. to know what is happening all around you, even when this seems impossible 脑后长眼睛〔知道身边发生的一切〕
We’ll have to be really careful – old Jonesey has eyes in the back of his head.
我们得非常小心，老琼西什么都能觉察到。
27
get/keep your eye in
27. to practise or to continue practising an activity so that you become good at it [英，非正式] 经过训练而技艺纯熟 BrE informal
28
have eyes like a hawk
28. to notice every small detail or everything that is happening, and therefore be very difficult to deceive 有鹰一样的眼睛; 目光犀利
We never got away with anything in Mrs. Podell’s class – she had eyes like a hawk.
在波德尔夫人的课上，我们干什么都瞒不过她 — 她眼睛尖着呢。
29
have eyes popping (out of your head)
29. to be very surprised, shocked, or excited by something you see [英，尤口] 双目圆睁〔表示惊讶、震惊或激动〕 BrE especially spoken
30
be up to your eyes in sth
30. to be very busy doing something [英，非正式] 忙于做某事 BrE informal
31
have eyes bigger than your belly
31. used to say that you have taken more food than you are able to eat [口] 眼馋肚饱; 眼睛大，肚子小 spoken
32
only have eyes for sb
32. if someone only has eyes for someone, they love and are interested in that person only 只钟情于某人，只爱某人
33
my eye!
33. used to say that you do not believe something [过时，口] 胡说！〔表示不相信〕 old-fashioned spoken
34
all eyes are on/watching/fixed on etc
34. a. used to say that everyone is looking at someone or something b. used to say that a lot of people are paying attention to a particular person or situation 很多人都在注意
All eyes were on the speaker, and nobody noticed me slip into the hall.
所有人都看着演讲者，因此没人察觉到我溜进了大厅。
For the time being, all eyes are on the White House.
眼下很多人都在注意着白宫。
35
in a pig’s eye!
35. used to show that you do not believe what someone is saying [美，口] 不可能！〔表示不相信〕 AmE spoken
36
CAMERA
照相机
the eye of the camera is the way that you appear in photographs 取景器 singular 单数
Fashion models are completely comfortable with the eye of the camera.
时装模特儿对拍照完全应付自如。
37
NEEDLE
针
the hole in a needle that you put the thread through 针眼 C
38
FOR FASTENING CLOTHES
用于扣牢服装
a small circle or U-shaped piece of metal used together with a hook for fastening clothes （钩）扣，（钩）环，扣眼 C
39
STORM
暴风雨
the calm centre of a storm such as a HURRICANE 风眼〔如飓风的中心〕 singular 单数
40
POTATO
马铃薯
a dark spot on a potato that a new plant can grow from 芽眼 C
verb
41 to look at someone or something carefully, especially because you do not trust them or because you want something 端详，审视，细看〔尤因不相信或想得到某物〕
The man behind the desk eyed us suspiciously.
书桌后面的男子怀疑地端详着我们。
A crowd of local children gathered around, eying us in silence.
当地的一群孩子聚集在周围，默不作声地打量着我们。
42 to look at someone in a way that shows you think they are sexually attractive [非正式] 色迷迷地看，向…送秋波
There was a group of lads at the bar, eyeing up every girl who walked in.
酒吧里有一群小伙子，色迷迷地打量着走进来的每一个女孩。