- 词义辨析
at (first) sight, at (the) first sight of
这两个短语意思不同：前者意为“乍一看”,含义是“仅凭表面而未深入探究”, first前没有定冠词the,多位于句末; 后者意为“一见到…(就)”,强调两个动作的连续性, first前常有定冠词the,可置于句末,亦可置于句首。另外, at (the) sight of常可转换为as soon as引导的时间状语从句。例如:
They fell in love at first sight.
他们俩一见钟情。
The little rabbit darted to its mother at the sight of a man.
这小兔子看到人,匆忙跳到母兔处。
catch sight of, catch a sight of
这两个短语意思有差别：前者意为“一下子看到…”,后者意为“突然看了…一眼”。例如:
I caught sight of her hurrying away but I didn't try to speak to her.
我看见她匆忙地走开,但我并没有跟 她讲话。
She caught a sight of me.
她突然看了我一眼。
in sight of, in the sight of
这两个短语意思不同：前者意为“能看见”,而后者意为“在某人看来”。例如:
We're in sight of land.
我们能看见陆地。
The teacher told me to do what is right in the sight of me.
老师叫我做我认为对的事。
- 速记技巧
词源词根法
ight是典型的名词后缀；si=see=看见。作名词用以后引申为视力、景象。
- 近义词
- displayv.陈列，展示;显示;显露;
- eyesightn.视力;
- glancev.瞥;浏览;
- glimpsen.一瞥，扫视;短暂的感受;
- lookvt.& vi. 看，瞧;
- peekvi.偷看，窥视;眯着眼睛看;
- peepv.窥视，偷看;（小鸟等）唧唧地叫;（从隐蔽处）出现;
- scenen.地点，现场;场面;镜头;圈子，坛;景色;风景画;争吵;
- viewn.看法，态度;观看，视线;景色;风景画/照;显示方式;
- visionn. 视力;视野;异象;想象;影像，画面;幻象;想象力;梦幻;神示;俊男
- beholdvt.看到，注视;领悟;
- discernvt.看出;理解，了解;识别，辨别;
- glimpsen.一瞥，扫视;短暂的感受;
- observev.观察;看到;评论;遵守;庆祝;
- seevt.& vi.看见;看;见到;看出;看得见;有视力;观看(比赛、电视节目、演出等)
n.
v.
- 知识拓展
常用短语
at first sight乍一看；初看之下
in sight adv.在即，在望；看得见；被看到
out of sight看不见；在视野之外；在看不见的地方
first sight第一眼；乍看起来；初见
- 双语例句 更多例句
Then he caught sight of her small black velvet hat in the crowd...
然后他突然在人群中看见了她那顶小巧的黑色天鹅绒帽子。
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We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that education is important for its own sake.
教育本身就很重要，我们不应忽视这一事实。
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The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common sight in many parts of the city...
街边晾晒衣服在这座城市的许多地区随处可见。
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We encountered the pathetic sight of a family packing up its home...
我们目睹了一家人正在收拾家当准备离开的凄惨景象。
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She's been no more difficult than most daughters and a sight better than some I could mention...
与大多数女儿相比，她并不算太难管，而且比我知道的一些要乖巧得多。
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Magee was set free but British authorities were asked to arrest him on sight.
马吉被释放了，但是英国当局却被要求一见到他就立即逮捕。
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The problems of the poor are largely invisible—out of sight, out of mind.
穷人的问题人们大多看不见——正所谓“眼不见，心不烦”。
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It promised to be a more difficult undertaking than might appear at first sight...
那项任务可能比乍看之下还要困难。
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Every time I catch sight of myself in the mirror, I feel so disappointed.
每次我瞥见镜子里的自己就觉得沮丧。
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尽管出身于银行家家庭，富兰克林还是决心从事科研事业。
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In some cases, US industry has lost sight of customer needs in designing products...
某些情况下，美国工业在产品设计上忽略了客户的需求。
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我们正在做的事和我们一直在做的别无二致，只不过我们现在动作要快得多。
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The bathroom is not a pretty sight. The wallpaper's peeling, the tiles are crumbling.
浴室破旧不堪。墙纸剥落了，瓷砖也裂了。
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Although people sometimes buy property sight unseen, it's a remarkably bad idea.
尽管人们有时没看房就买了房，但这真是一个很糟糕的主意。
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乍一看，它就像个传统的村庄：带阳台的两层楼房坐落于精心照料的花园中。
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The security forces sighted a group of young men that had crossed the border...
安全部队突然看见一群越过边境的年轻人。
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- 相关词组
- in sight of在…看得见的地方;
- catch sight of一下子看到;看见;瞥见;见;
- at the sight of看见…时;
- lines of sightn.[医]视线;
- love at the first sight一见钟情
- be in sight看得见，在眼前;在望;
- line of sight视线，瞄准线;
- know by sight会过面;
- love at first sight一见钟情;
- at sight ofadv.一看见;
- put out of sightv.把…藏起来;
- come into sight出现在眼前，可以望见;
- in sightadv.被看到;
- out of sightabbr.看不见，在视野之外;
- at sight一看到…就;一经要求就，一出示就;
- In Plain Sight一目了然;
- At the first sight一眼看去;乍一看;
- sight letter of credit即期信用状;
- lose sight of忽视; 忘记;看不见;失去联系;
- at first sight乍看之下，一看到…就;
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- burden n.负担;重负;v.烦扰;（使）担负;
- abrupt adj.突然的，意外的;无理的，唐突的;不连贯的;陡峭的;
- proof n.证据;证明;检验;证实;求证;验算;校样;（酒的）标准酒精度adj.防/抗…的;能抵御;能防范;可防护;
- government n.政府;政体;治理的形式;管辖，治理;
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- sew vt.& vi.缝，做针线活;缝纫;装钉（书籍）;
- message n.音信;信息;电邮;要旨;购物;v.给…发消息;
- entire adj.全部的，整个的;
- fireworks n.烟火;烟火( firework的名词复数 );烟花;烟火表演;烟花表演;
- feeling n.感觉，知觉，情绪;感情;气氛;adj.富有感情的，有感觉的;有同情心的，仁慈的;
- style n.方式;作风;款式;v.把…设计成;称呼;
- Sundays adv. 于每星期日;n. 星期日( Sunday的名词复数 );星期天;每逢星期日出版的报纸;星期日报;
