/saɪt ||; saɪt/noun
1 [U] the ability to see 视力:
He lost his sight in the war(= he became blind). 他在战争中丧失了视力。
My grandmother has very poor sight. 我祖母视力很差。
2 -sighted (used to form compound adjectives 用于构成复合形容词) able to see in the way mentioned 有某种视力或视觉:
a partially sighted child 半盲的儿童
☞Look at long-sighted and short-sighted. 参看long-sighted及short-sighted。
3 [sing] the sight of sb/sth the act of seeing sb/sth 看见:
I feel ill at the sight of blood. 我一看见血就觉得不舒服。
4 [U] a position where sb/sth can be seen 视野;视力所及处:
They waited until the plane was in / within sightand then fired. 他们一直等到飞机进入视野范围内才开火。
When we get over this hill the town should come into sight. 翻过这座山以后,那个镇就该在望了。
She didn't let the child out of her sight. 她不让孩子离开自己的视线。
5 [C] something that you see 看到的东西;景象:
The burned-out building was a terrible sight. 那座被烧毁的大厦真是不堪入目。
6 sights [pl] places of interest that are often visited by tourists 风景区;名胜:
When you come to New York I'll show you the sights. 如果你到纽约来,我带你游览名胜。
7 a sight [sing] (informal 非正式) a person or thing that looks strange or amusing 样子古怪或令人发笑的人或物
8 [C] [usu.pl] the part of a gun that you look through in order to aim it (枪的)瞄准器
at first glance/sight→
FIRST¹
catch sight/a glimpse of sb/sth→
CATCH¹
in sight likely to happen or come soon 即将发生:
A peace settlement is in sight. 和平解决在望。
lose sight of sb/sth→
LOSE
on sight as soon as you see sb/sth 一见到:
The soldiers were ordered to shoot the enemy on sight. 士兵奉命一见敌人就开枪。