sight1/saIt; saIt/n 1 [U] the ability to see [ eyesight , vision ] 视力﹐视觉: She is losing her sight (=becoming blind). 她在慢慢失明。2 [singular 单数, U] when you see something 看到﹐看见: +of The sight of him made me tremble. 看到他我就浑身发抖。I caught sight of (=saw) a man in the garden. 我看见花园里有个男子。They drove on ahead and we lost sight of (=could no longer see) them. 他们开到前面﹐我们看不见他们了。I can’t stand the sight of blood. 看见血我会受不了。on sight (=as soon as you see something) 一看到﹐一看见 Rebel soldiers were shot on sight . 叛军士兵被格杀勿论。3 [U] if something is in sight, you can see it. If it is out of sight, you cannot see it 视力范围﹐视野: in/within sight (of sth) There was no one in sight. 一个人都看不到。out of sight (of sth) We parked out of sight of the house. 我们把车停在看不到房屋的地方。We waved until the train disappeared from sight . 我们一直挥手直到火车消失不见了。4 [C] something that you can see 景物﹐景象: a common/rare/strange etc sight Street dentists are a common sight here. 马路牙医在这里随处可见。5 the sights the interesting places to visit in a town or city 名胜﹐景点: I hope we get a chance to see the sights . 我希望我们有机会去参观名胜景点。6 in/within sight likely to happen 很可能即将发生: Peace is in sight. 和平在望。7 lose sight of sth to forget an important part of something because you are too concerned about the details〔因过分关注细节而〕忽略某事: We have lost sight of the fact that a computer is only a tool. 我们忘记了电脑只是一种工具而已。8 set your sights on (doing) sth to decide that you definitely want something 决心要得到[做]某事: She had set her sights on becoming a star. 她一心一意要成为明星。9 not let sb out of your sight to make sure that someone stays near you 不让某人离开你的视线: Since the accident, she hasn’t let the kids out of her sight. 自从那次事故后﹐她就不让孩子们离开她的视线。10 sights [plural 复数] the parts of a gun that you look into to help you aim it〔枪的〕瞄准器at first sight at 见 FIRST1
sight2v [T] to see something that is far away or something you have been searching for 看见〔远处的某物﹐或一直在寻找的东西〕: The missing child was sighted in Manchester. 有人在曼彻斯特看到那名失踪儿童。