e able to notice or see
everything — ft; 01A: She’s bound to notice that chipped glass.
The woman has eyes like a hawk! ft—ft AAA&9 0fl0fiAlfp®o
have
one eye/half an eye on sth to look at or watch sth while doing sth
else, especially in a secret way so that other people do not notice — WIPIN' ( ) &;t: During his talk, most
of the delegates had one
eye on the clock. ft DiiS ft A hP
ftfii'ftifft'o
have
your ’eye on sb 1 to be watching sb
carefully, especially to check that they do not do anything wrong ft 3: M; IT
ft; M 2 to be thinking about asking sb out, offering sb a job, etc. because you
think they are attractive, good at their job, etc. ft A; H±: He’s got his eye on
the new girl in your class. ft# A 7ftf]|S±§frA$J8PA:£:^o have your 'eye on sth to be thinking about
buying sth ; M.
Alii
in
the eyes of the law, world, etc. according to the law, most people in the
world, etc. Ik ( feW, tSA H UC---MW in ’sb’s eyes {BrE also to sb’s
eyes)
in
sb’s opinion or according to the way that they see the situation A WEE; AHA0SM;
ftHA If: She
can do no wrong in her father’s eyes, /Eft 5/^ UtA,
ftA^f&iifcA^o keep an eye on sb/sth to take care of sb/sth
and make sure that they are not harmed, damaged, etc. M H ft
; §1 M : We’ve asked the neighbours to keep an eye
on the house for us while we are away, mi
A o keep an eye open/out
(for sb/sth) to
look for sb/sth while you are doing other things TO ft M.; $1 PA IHit: Police have asked
residents to keep an eye out for anything suspicious. W A W 3ft
M K ^ Wft M
a ftft ^ keep your eye on the ball to continue to give your
attention to what is most important BgBjfBTIr A 9-; fg M keep your 'eyes
peeled/
skinned (for sb/sth) to look carefully for
sb/sth ft M; ft St : We kept our eyes
peeled for any signs of life. look sb in the
'eye(s)/‘face (usually used in negative sentences and
questions to look straight at sb
without feeling embarrassed or
ashamed (
Aftft ) IlM^A, jEMSA: Can you look me in the eye and tell me
you’re not lying? ft tftg 7'A ft
ft IT H Mftj&lftilt1®)? 0 I’ll never be able to
look her in the face again! fSStilAliiSMftffi/TftT!
make
'eyes at sb | give sb the 'eye to look at sb in a way
that shows that you find them sexually attractive |«J^A£l#cft; ft HA 01: He’s definitely giving
you the eye! ftftAIIA ft ft IS g ft'I#! ,my 'eye! {BrE, old-fashioned,
informal) used
to show that you do not believe sb/sth ( AAATf! ft ) :
‘It’s
an antique.’ ‘An antique, my eye!’ “j&ftftA
t/o ” “%$}, flMAil! ” not see eye to'eye with sb (on sth) to not share the same
views as sb about sth %HA#&A-2% (
not (be able to) take
your eyes off sb/sth to find sb/sth so interesting, attractive,
etc. that you watch them all the time g ASfWftiT#; one in
the eye (for sb/sth) {informal) a result, action, etc.
that represents a defeat or disappointment for sb/sth A Hfc; ft#r; AM: The appointment of a
woman was one in the eye for male domination.
only have eyes for/have
eyes only for sb to be in love with only one particular person R ft If
A H A; KtSA: He’s only ever had eyes for his wife. I#Ao
see,
look at,
etc. sth through sb’s
eyes to
think about or see sth the way that another person sees it A1$ ffl Bt IT:
Try looking at it through her eyes for a change. i&#&Lft shut/dose your eyes to
sth to
pretend that you have not noticed sth so that you do not have to deal with it (
ft--- ) IMAM, BMA&£, S#|S||3! take your eye off the
'ball to
stop giving your attention to what is most important A#Aft]IIc ft M under the (watchful)
eye of sb being
watched carefully by sb£HAltt^ft&MA;
&HAMMT:
The children played under the watchful eye of their
father. ^ A
Cl /E ^ # ft A
5 o what the eye
doesn’t 'see (the heart doesn’t
grieve over) {saying) if a person does not know about sth that
they would normally disapprove of, then it cannot hurt them 0H A
JEL
( T>AM ) ; IHAJOft: What does it matter if
I use his flat while he’s away? What the eye doesn’t see ... /
EIEftTUfAJ8.!
with an eye for/on/to the
main chance {BrE, usually disapproving) with the hope of using
a particular situation in order to gain some advantage for yourself
AC
with
an eye to sth/to doing sth with the intention of doing sth If 0| A; g
ft A; ® : He
bought the warehouse with an
eye to converting it into a hotel. with
your eyes 'open fully aware of the
possible problems or results of a particular course of action B[] H ft
ft;
ft ft M; >6 ft ft %L ■ I went into this with my eyes
open so I guess I only have myself to blame. ft
wfumw&mMjsm, with
your eyes shut/' closed having enough experience
to be able to do sth easily ftAI$ A: I’ve made
this trip so often, I
could do it with my eyes shut.
—more at apple,
bat v.,
BEAUTY, BELIEVE, BIRD, BLIND adj., BLINK n., CATCH V., CLOSE2
adj., COCK V., CORNER /?.,
DRY adj., EASY adj., FAR adv., FEAST V., HIT V.,
MEET V., MIND /?., NAKED, OPEN adj., OPEN V., PLEASE
V., PUBLIC adj., PULL V., ROVING, SIGHT
/?., TWINKLING, WEATHER n.
m verb (eye-ing or eying, eyed, eyed) [VN] to look at sb/sth
carefully, especially because you want sth or you are suspicious of sth ^ M;
AM; IT: to eye sb suspiciously couldn’t help eyeing the
cakes hungrily, Aftlf
ftITif lifto 0 They eyed us
with alarm. ftClt^ftftMf mio EMITO ,eye sb- 'up (informal) to look at sb in a way
that shows you have a special interest in them, especially a sexual interest
feilMftfTMHA
eye-ball /'aiboil/
noun,
verb
m noun the whole of the eye,
including the part inside the head that cannot be seen lilft; 01ft — picture o body imi .eyeball to eyeball
(with sb) very close to sb and looking at them, especially
during an angry conversation, meeting, etc. ( -%HA ) ffiXfffi, ^g*§M, ft&$:
The
protesters and police stood eyeball to eyeball. tfCiZ# 0 an eyeball-to-eyeball
confrontation be up to your eyeballs in sth to have a lot of sth
to deal with ft A; JS A A; if PS A: They’re up to their
eyeballs in work, ft ft I ft ft % A of
—
more at drug v.
n verb [VN] {informal) to look at sb/sth in a
way that is very direct and not always polite or friendly H If
; M
M; lift
eye-bath /'aiba:0;
NAmE -baed/ noun a small container that
you put a liquid in to wash your eye with gfcfUIIT
eye-brow /'aibrau/ (also brow) noun [usually pi.] the line
of hair above the eye ft ; ft A —picture o body rm be up to your
eyebrows in sth to have a lot of sth to deal with ftA; SAA; ifPSA: He’s in it (= trouble) up to his
eyebrows. ftifPSAE^ftAo
—
more at raise v.
'eyebrow pencil noun a type of make-up in
the form of a pencil, used for emphasizing or improving the shape of the eyebrows ft 4
'eye candy noun [U] {informal) a person or thing that
is attractive but not intelligent or useful AMAft AI80J
ittA;
'eye-catching adj. (of a thing A$J)
immediately noticeable because it is particularly interesting, bright or
attractive ; §i Ai± @ $J: an eye-catching
advertisement ® g
eye-ful /'aifol/
noun 1 an amount of sth such as
liquid or dust that has been thrown, or blown into your eye it B! 2 {informal) a person or thing that
is beautiful or interesting to look at #JA ( ) ; HA;
Aft
rnrrn have/get an eyeful
(of sth) {BrE, informal) to look carefully at
sth that is interesting or unusual —
mm-,
eye-glass /'aiglais;
NAmE -glaes/ noun 1 a lens for one eye used to help you see more clearly with
that eye ^ Jt;
A-JtHli 2 eyeglasses {NAmE) = glass /7.(6)