sb/sth if JAL : After
ten days at sea, we had our first sight of land, mitt'®AH^tAA^, 0
I have been known to faint at the sight of blood.
ft! jf, # 3\
JfiL WL ^ H #J o o The soldiers were given
orders to
shoot on sight (= as
soon as they saw sb). ± 4^, JALA,felt A o 0 She caught
sight of a car in the distance.
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HOW FAR YOU CAN SEE if 3 [U] the
area or distance
within which sb can see
or sth can be seen MAHSI; $j>gf: There was no one in sight. —AA-tillr AJaL o At last we came in sight of a few houses.
Mffi, f f!j
7
/l®J^Mo o A bicycle came into sight on the main
road. A{&±ftJJfi7—IS SfrAo 0 The end is insight (= will happen soon), Mi 0 Leave any valuables in
your car out of
sight.
A o o Keep out
of sight (= stay where you
cannot be seen). All ffffi o 0 She never lets her daughter out of her
sight (= always keeps her where she can
see her).
0 Get out of my sight! (= Go away!) '$iff! 0 The boat disappeared from sight. HPIIIInAkMiF
+ MAAo 0 The house was hidden from sight behind
some trees. J^AiEAW^/fJtilo O He
had placed himself directly in my line of sight. ^ Btfifefn#?ift
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WHAT YOU CAN SEE # JALAJ^J 4 [C] a
thing that you see
or can see (
j»#JAL ) ftm®; 'Iff:: It’s a
spectacular sight
as the flamingos lift into the air. -$££1 f 0 The museum attempts to
recreate the
sights and sounds of wartime
soaked to the
skin and shivering. fife W- #
S , fTil IS
i^c, O The bird is now a rare sight in
this country. ftlAAiiABIlC, B¥JaL7„ c>
note
at view
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INTERESTING PLACES #5clftitfeA 5 sights
[pi.] the inter
esting places,
especially in a town or city, that are often visited by tourists 4! 14; Mf: We’re
going to
mmm W4&».
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RIDICULOUS/UNTIDY PERSON / iliilft A 6 a
sight
[sing.] (informal, especially BrE) a
person or thing that looks ridiculous, untidy, unpleasant, etc. ft of ^ ( sSc
ilit, It$L, iTK ) WA
.( iWU ) : She looks a sight in
that hat! mmmmm?,
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ON GUN/TELESCOPE Mi&^ 7 [C, usually pi.] a
device
that you look through
to aim a gun, etc. or to look at sth through a telescope, etc. Xl$iJ#§: He had
the deer in his
sights now. fife M A B® 7f£ 7 HP A H 0 O (figurative) Even as a young
actress, she always had
IR71 at first 'sight
1 when you first begin to consider sth A #; fJJ #
H; At first sight, it may look like a
generous offer, but always read the small print. ,
Af 71 £pfpj 2 when
you see sb/sth for the
first time : It was love at first sight (= we fell
in love the first
time we saw each other). 3% f ] — JaL If 0 hate,
be sick of, etc. the 'sight of sb/sth (informal) to hate, etc.
sb/sth very much f vf
K: I can’t stand the sight of him! #JaLill! in the
sight of sb/in sb’s sight (formal) in sb’s
opinion Ak £AW5Slj&9te'#; /EH£A#A: We are all equal in the sight
of God. lose 'sight of
sb/sth 1 to become no longer able to see sb/sth
#tfe,jAL A If: They finally lost sight of land, fife ffj %7 If A JAl itfe To 2 to
stop considering sth; to forget sth B&; iS iE: We must not lose sight of
our original aim. AtliSiEfSCliftI=M*5o ,out of
'sight, ,out of 'mind (saying) used to
say sb will quickly be forgotten when they are no longer with you Bg A JaL , 7' A 3® raise/
lower your 'sights to expect more/less from a situation
$|jgS / set your sights
on sth/on doing
sth to decide that you want sth and to try very hard to get it \>X
••• A i I*; :
She’s set her sights on getting into Harvard. M 7'
Hf ± Pp^A^o a (damn, etc.) sight better, etc. | a
(damn, etc.) sight too good, etc. (informal) very
much better; much too good, etc. ( W )
#£?; # # ( ) : She’s
a darn sight better
than I have. MA# tfe!£®^7o 0 It’s worth a damn sight more than I
thought, tifpjffr ft a
.sight for sore 'eyes (informal) a person or thing that
you are pleased to see; something that is very pleasant to look at #$JAL5!J
fPj A ( ^ %J ) ; M 7' fft 9 $}
sight un'seen if you buy sth
sight
unseen, you do not have an opportunity to see it before you
buy it f£ A JaLM Wit — more
at heave v., know v., nowhere,
pretty adj.
a verb [VN] (formal)
to suddenly see sth, especially sth you have been looking for # II], A M
( SI W ) : After twelve days at sea, they sighted land.
A'/^AIftTr A
SYNONYMS
sight
view ♦ vision
These are all words for the area or
distance that you can see from a particular position.
OT. IS.
sight the area or distance that you can see from a
particular position ffHAISISL IlSf: He looked up the street, but there was
no one in sight.
A, — A Affect# JAL o o Leave any valuables in your car out of sight. E&JiifeAo
view (rather formal) the area or distance that you can see from a
particular position faflAISS. fMSf:
The lake soon came into view. HPM ABg A0
vision the area that you can see from a particular position :
The couple moved outside her field of vision (= total area you can see from a particular position), AJ&Miffo
SIGHT, VIEW OR VISION? sight, view vision ? View is more literary than sight or vision. It is the
only word for talking about how well you can see. * view
^ sight m vision am,
in]: / didn’t have a good sight/vision of the stage.
Vision must always
be used with a possessive pronoun. * vision y&J!fJAf: my/his/her etc. (field of)
vision ^ / fife /
M-'-flAII? It is not used with the prepositions in, into and out of that are very frequent with sight and view. * vision A%Aif in, into ifl out of , ffi sight
ffl view AMil
ft]: There was nobody in vision, o A tall figure came into vision.
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
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in/out of sight/view
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in/within sight/view of sth
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in full/plain sight/view
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to come
into/disappear from sight/view/sb’s
vision
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to vanish
from sight/view
a to come in sight/view of sb/sth a to block sb’s
view/vision a sb’s line of
sight/vision a sb’s field of view/vision
sighted /'saitid/
adj. 1 able to see; not blind # % JaL ; A® A : the blind parents of sighted children ^ f
Alf 2 -sighted (in compounds 1*1) able to see in
the way mentioned ^ ••7JSA 1$; ••• #J: partially
sighted A nPAWA ffr 0 short
sighted AfltKl o long-sighted SMfKJ
sighting /'saitirj/ noun an occasion
when sb sees sb/ sth, especially sth unusual or sth that lasts for only a short
time 5&JAL, 0 9$ ( A#^@1T) : a reported
sighting of the Loch Ness monster Ail A
A^f
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