sight
vt.看见；观测 n.视力；看(pl.)名胜；看法
释义2：
sight
/ sait /
◙ noun1. [mass noun] the faculty or power of seeing• 视觉；视力 »Joseph lost his sight as a baby. 约瑟夫很小就失明了。 »[as modifier] a sight test. 视力测试。 the action or fact of seeing someone or something• 看，看见 »I've always been scared of the sight of blood. 我一直害怕见到血。 the area or distance within which someone can see or something can be seen• 视力范围；眼界 »he now refused to let Rose out of his sight. 现在他决不让罗斯从他目光中消失。 [dated] a person's view or consideration• [旧] 观点；看法；见解 »we are all equal in the sight of God. 上帝认为我们都是平等的。2. a thing that one sees or that can be seen• 看得到的东西；情景，景象 »John was a familiar sight in the bar for many years. 多年以来，约翰经常光顾该酒吧。 »he was getting used to seeing unpleasant sights. 他正逐渐适应目睹令人难受的景象。 (sights)places of interest to tourists and visitors in a city, town, or other place• 名胜，风景 »she offered to show me the sights. 她主动提出带我观光。 (a sight)[informal] a person or thing having a ridiculous, repulsive, or dishevelled appearance• [非正式] 滑稽可笑的（或看不顺眼的、杂乱无章的）人（或物） »‘I must look a frightful sight,’ she said. “我看上去一定非常可怕，”她说。3. [一般作 sights] a device on a gun or optical instrument used for assisting a person's precise aim or observation• （枪或炮上的）瞄准器；（光学仪器的）观测器◙ verb1. [with obj.] manage to see or observe (someone or something); catch an initial glimpse of• 看，观察；初次瞥见 »tell me when you sight London Bridge. 看到了伦敦桥就告诉我。 »[as noun sighting] the unseasonal sighting of a cuckoo. 不合时节的看见杜鹃。2. [no obj., with adverbial of direction] take aim by looking through the sights of a gun• 瞄准 »she sighted down the barrel. 她顺着枪管瞄准。 take a detailed visual measurement of something with or as with a sight• （用观测器）观测 [with obj.] adjust the sight of (a firearm or optical instrument)• 调整（火器）的瞄准器；调整（光学仪器）的观测器【IDIOMS】
◘ at first sight1. on first seeing or meeting someone• 第一眼；乍一看 »it was love at first sight. 这是一见钟情。 after an initial impression (which is then found to be different from what is actually the case)• 乍一看起来 »the debate is more complex than it seems at first sight. 争论似乎比乍一看起来的要复杂。◘ catch [或get a] sight of1. glimpse for a moment; suddenly notice• 看到；突然注意到 »when she caught sight of him she smiled. 她看到他时微微一笑。◘ in sight1. visible • 看得见的 »no other vehicle was in sight. 看不见别的车辆。 near at hand; close to being achieved or realized• 临近；在望，在即 »the minister insisted that agreement was in sight. 部长坚持认为协议即将达成。◘ in (或 within) sight of1. so as to see or be seen from• 以便看到，以便能被…看见 »I climbed the hill and came in sight of the house. 我爬上山，看到了那座房子。 within reach of; close to attaining• 在望，快要 »he was safe for the moment and in sight of victory. 目前，他很安全，胜利在望。◘ in (或 within) one's sights1. visible, especially through the sights of one's gun• （尤指通过枪或炮的瞄准器）看得到的 within the scope of one's ambitions or expectations• 在某人的奋斗目标之中；在某人的预料之中 »he had the prize firmly in his sights. 正如他所料，他稳获奖项。◘ lose sight of1. be no longer able to see• 再也看不见 fail to consider, be aware of, or remember• 忽略；忘记 »we should not lose sight of the fact that the issues involved are moral ones. 我们不应忽略这一事实，所涉及的问题是道义上的问题。◘ not a pretty sight1. [informal] not a pleasant spectacle or situation• [非正式] 难看的东西；不好的情况◘ on[或at] sight1. as soon as someone or something has been seen• 一见（就） »in Africa, paramilitary game wardens shoot poachers on sight. 在非洲，准军事狩猎管理员一见到偷猎者就开枪。◘ out of sight1. not visible• 看不见了 »she saw them off, waving until the car was out of sight. 她给他们送行，一直挥手到车子从目光中消失。2. (也作 outasight)[often as exclamation] [informal] extremely good; excellent • [非正式] 十全十美的；极好的◘ out of sight, out of mind1. (proverb)you soon forget people or things that are no longer visible or present• [谚] 眼不见，心不想◘ (get) out of my sight!1. go away at once!• 走开！滚开！◘ raise (或 lower) one's sights1. become more (or less) ambitious; increase (or lower) one's expectations• 越来越有（或没有）抱负；期望越来越高（或低）◘ set one's sights on1. have as an ambition; hope strongly to achieve or reach• 把…定为奋斗目标；极其渴望获得（或达到） »Katherine set her sights on university. 凯瑟琳极其渴望上大学。◘ a sight ——1. [informal] used to indicate that something is so described to a considerable extent• [非正式] 相当；非常 »the old lady is a sight cleverer than Sarah. 老太太要比萨拉机灵得多。 »he's a sight too full of himself. 他过于自信。◘ a sight for sore eyes1. [informal] a person or thing that one is extremely pleased or relieved to see• [非正式] 乐于看到的人（或物）；受欢迎的人（或物）◘ a sight to behold1. a person or thing that is particularly impressive or worth seeing• 给人印象深刻的人（或物）；值得看的人（或物）【派生】
♦ sighter noun【语源】
1. Old English (ge)sihth 'something seen', of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zicht and German Gesicht 'sight, face, appearance'. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent. (in sense 2)【用法】
1. On the confusion of sight and site, see usage at site
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