sight
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sight1 /saɪt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 
1 ability to see 视力 [uncountable]SIGHT/ABILITY TO SEE the physical ability to see 视力，视觉 SYN vision Anne’s sight is very good for someone of her age. 安妮的视力对于她这个年龄的人来说算是非常好的。 He began to lose his sight six years ago. 六年前他开始视力衰退。 an emergency operation to save his sight 挽救他视力的紧急手术 You will get a free sight test if you are under 16. 如果你不满16岁，可以免费检查视力。2 act of seeing 看见 [singular, uncountable]SEE the act of seeing something 看到，看见sight of Just the sight of him made her go all weak. 一看到他，她就两腿发软。at the sight of something Marcie will faint at the sight of blood. 马西看见血就晕。 The house is hidden from sight behind trees. 房子隐藏在树林后面，不会被看到。3 thing you see 所见之物 [countable] a) SEEsomething you can see 景物，景象familiar/common/rare etc sight Street dentists are a common sight in Pakistan. 在巴基斯坦，街头牙医随处可见。 As he reached the front door, he saw a strange sight. 他走到前门，看到了一个奇怪的景象。 the sights and sounds of the forest 森林的景致与声音 → not a pretty sight at pretty2(3), → sorry sight at sorry(8) b) the sights [plural]DLT famous or interesting places that tourists visit 名胜，景点 In the afternoon, you’ll have a chance to relax or see the sights. 大家下午可以休息，也可以去参观名胜。sight of So, Maria’s showing you the sights of Copenhagen, is she? 那么，玛丽亚要带你去参观哥本哈根的名胜，是吗？ → sightseeing4 in/within sight a) SEEinside the area that you can see 在视野内，看得见 I glanced around me quickly. There was no one in sight. 我扫视四周，看不到一个人影。 They burned every house in sight. 他们见到房子就烧。 The boys get home and eat everything in sight. 男孩们回到家里，看见东西就吃。 Since my hotel was within sight, I told him he could go. 我的酒店就在眼前，于是我就叫他走了。 b) PROBABLYlikely to happen soon 可能即将发生 Six months from the start of the strike, there is still no end in sight. 罢工开始至今六个月了，眼下还看不出结束的迹象。 Peace is now in sight. 和平在望。5 within/in sight of something a) SEEin the area where you can see something 在看得见某物的地方 We camped within sight of the lake. 我们在看得见湖的地方露营。 At last they came in sight of the city. 他们终于看见那座城市了。 b) PROBABLYin a position where you will soon be able to get something or achieve something 即将得到[成就]某事 Dan was now within sight of the championship. 丹现在夺冠在望。6 in your sights if you have someone or something in your sights, you intend to achieve it or get it for yourself, or to attack them 瞄准，盯住〔以期取得、得到或攻击〕7 out of sight outside the area that you can see 在视野外，看不见8. out of sight, out of mindout of mind out of sight FORGETused to say that people soon stop thinking about something or someone if they do not see them for a while 眼不见，心不想9 disappear/vanish from sight APPEARDISAPPEARto disappear 消失不见10 come into sight to appear 出现11 on sight as soon as you see someone 一看到，一看见12 not let somebody out of your sight NEARto make sure that someone stays near you 不让某人离开你的视线13 be sick of/can’t stand/hate the sight of somebody/something DON'T LIKEto dislike someone or something very much 非常不喜欢某人/某物14 a sight for sore eyes spoken15 a (damn/darned/darn) sight more/better etc informalVERY a lot more, a lot better etc 多得多/好得多等16 be a sight (also look a sight)UNTIDYSTRANGE to look very funny or stupid, or very untidy or unpleasant 看起来滑稽[愚蠢，脏乱，难看]17 sight unseen if you buy or choose something sight unseen, you do it without looking at the thing first 事先未看；事先未检查18 be a (beautiful/strange/frightening etc) sight to behold formal used to emphasize that something or someone looks very unusual, for example because they are very beautiful, strange, or frightening 看起来非同一般（的漂亮/奇怪/人等）19. gun 枪 [countable usually plural]PMW the part of a gun or other weapon that guides your eye when you are aiming at something 〔枪等武器的〕瞄准器，准星 → at first sight at first1(6), → know somebody by sight at know1(3), → lose sight of something at lose(1), → set your heart/mind/sights on (doing) something at set1(13)n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesgood sightMany types of fish have good sight.poor sightHis sight was quite poor.failing sight (=becoming worse)He ran the business until failing sight forced him to retire.verbslose your sightAs the result of a severe illness, she lost her sight at the age of twelve.save somebody’s sightSurgeons believe they can save her sight.somebody’s sight fails (=gets much worse)He was in his seventies when his sight began to fail.sight + NOUNa sight testIf your sight test shows that you need glasses, the optician will give you a prescription. THESAURUSsomething that you see 所见之物sight something that you see 景物,景象A herd of elephants is a magnificent sight. 象群出现是个壮观的景象。Even Charles cheered up at the sight of the food. 一看到食物,连查尔斯都为之振奋。view the area you can see from a window or place, especially when it is beautiful 景色,美景The view from the top of the mountain is amazing. 从山顶上往下看景色迷人。The hotel has great views of Lake Windermere. 从这家宾馆能看见温德米尔湖的旖旎风光。We had a good view of the firework display. 我们看到了精彩的烟花表演。panorama an impressive view of a very large area that stretches a long way across in front of you 全景a panorama of snow-covered hills and mountains 一览无余的雪山美景vista written a view of a large area of beautiful scenery – used in written descriptions 美丽的景色The road around the island offers some spectacular vistas. 沿环岛公路能看见旖旎的风光。scene what you see in a place, especially where people are moving around and doing things 景象；场面Reporters described the horrific scenes which followed the bombing. 记者们描述了爆炸发生后的可怕景象。His pictures are mainly of local scenes. 他的照片主要表现地方风情。spectacle something that you see that is very unusual, surprising, or strange 奇异的景象It must have been an unusual spectacle. 当时的场面一定是非同寻常。I leaned over the balcony to get a look at the spectacle below. 我倚在阳台上,看着下面的壮观场面。visuals [plural] pictures or parts of a film, video etc that people can see, as opposed to the parts you can hear 〔电影、录像等的〕画面,图像Good visuals will help keep your audience’s attention. 好的画面有助于保持观众的注意力。Examples from the Corpus
sight• No further sightings of the fur seal were reported until the early 90s.• We looked at the huge crowd gathering below us. 'It's quite a sight, isn't it?'• It was a sight so awe-inspiring we could have stayed for hours.• 'Has Peter got any sight at all now?' 'Only partial sight, in one eye.'• Stretch limousines are a common sight in Los Angeles.• Homeless kids are now a familiar sight on London's streets.• Home-Made Angels was inspired by the familiar sight of hot-air balloons in the skies above Bristol.• When I met my husband, it was love at first sight.• It was our first sight of land after 15 months at sea.• the first sighting of Halley's Comet• So even two-player matches are like watching two top pros playing, albeit without the glorious sight of their beer bellies!• She lost her sight at the age of 12 following an illness.• She recently underwent an operation to restore her sight.• Nicole has suffered since birth from impaired sight as a result of cerebral palsy.• We saw all the important sights on our first day in Chicago.• There was no one else in sight.• At times you can lose sight of a player you are controlling as part of the court turns out of your sight.• Sunrise over the Himalayas is a magnificent sight.• Through it all, Daley stayed out of sight.• The superintendent issued orders to shoot looters and arsonists on sight.• There are five senses: sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.• Gavin looked a sorry sight -- his jaw was broken, and he had a black eye.• It was a ludicrous but terrifying sight.• But then how many laughs can there be in a man fainting at the sight of his child being born?• Even Charles cheered up at the sight of the food.• I can't stand the sight of blood.• When he got home, he went to the kitchen looking for Puny and saw instead an unusual sight in his backyard.lose ... sight• An important distinction, but one a lawyer can lose sight of.• What both groups had lost was sight of what it was all about.• By now she had lost sight of the dress bag.• We tapered off the work, and after some time I lost sight of her.• However, to understand Innocent's reign we must not lose sight of the chancery and its activities.• In our everyday consumption of bread we tend to forget or lose sight of the reality of what bread is.• She lost sight in one eye.• It is easy to lose sight of your vehicle in blowing snow and become lost.sight of• Martha couldn't bear the sight of children begging in the streets.sight2 verb [transitive] SEEto see something from a long distance away, or see something you have been looking for 〔从很远处或经过一番寻找后〕看见，发现 The sailors gave a shout of joy when they sighted land. 水手们看到陆地时高声欢呼起来。 Several rare birds have been sighted in the area. 这个地区已经发现了好几种珍稀鸟类。► see thesaurus at see→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
sight• Black cap, white throat and grasshopper warbler had been sighted.• We sighted a fishing boat in the distance.• The missing boys were sighted by a rescue helicopter.• At least ten birds have been sighted feeding on the lake this year.• One sighting had no bodies but it had sardines.• A mountain lion was sighted in the local area last night.• The following day, shortly after lunch, we sighted Koraloona on the horizon.• When the haze cleared, the sailors sighted land straight ahead.• In the wild, they can often be sighted migrating in bevies of a hundred or more birds.• The sighting of the whale, Ahab cries, was meant for him, and then he is lowered to the deck.• Each sighting results in the discovery of either a female axis or white-tailed deer.• From base camp the summit was barely visible, so on sighting the route our surprise was all the greater.sighted land• But as the haze cleared, Anson sighted land right away, dead ahead.From Longman Business Dictionarysightsight /saɪt/ noun1at sightBANKINGFINANCE words written on a BILL OF EXCHANGE or PROMISSORY NOTE to show that it must be paid as soon as it is shown to the ACCEPTORThe more usual situation is where payment is at sight, meaning when the paying bank has examined the documents and found them to be in order.2after sightBANKINGFINANCE words written on a BILL OF EXCHANGE or PROMISSORY NOTE to show how much later it will be paid after it has been given to the payer, usually 30,60, or 90 days later3payable at sightFINANCE a financial document that is payable at sight must be paid when it is received by the person who is responsible for paying it4payable after sightFINANCE a financial document that is payable after sight must be paid on a stated number of days after it is received by the person who is responsible for paying itOrigin sight1 Old English gesihtsight1 noun →10-19
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sight
sight1 S2 W2 /saɪt/ 
noun
SYN vision:
Anne’s sight is very good for someone of her age.
He began to lose his sight six years ago.
an emergency operation to save his sight
You will get a free sight test if you are under 16.
2. ACT OF SEEING [singular, uncountable] the act of seeing something
sight of
Just the sight of him made her go all weak.
at the sight of something
Marcie will faint at the sight of blood.
The house is hidden from sight behind trees.
3. THING YOU SEE [countable]
a. something you can see
familiar/common/rare etc sight
Street dentists are a common sight in Pakistan.
As he reached the front door, he saw a strange sight.
the sights and sounds of the forest ⇨ not a pretty sight at pretty2(3), ⇨ sorry sight at sorry(8)
b. the sights [plural] famous or interesting places that tourists visit:
In the afternoon, you’ll have a chance to relax or see the sights.
the sights of
So, Maria’s showing you the sights of Copenhagen, is she? ⇨ sightseeing
4. in/within sight
a. inside the area that you can see:
I glanced around me quickly. There was no one in sight.
They burned every house in sight.
The boys get home and eat everything in sight.
Since my hotel was within sight, I told him he could go.
b. likely to happen soon:
Six months from the start of the strike, there is still no end in sight.
Peace is now in sight.
5. within/in sight of something
a. in the area where you can see something:
We camped within sight of the lake.
At last they came in sight of the city.
b. in a position where you will soon be able to get something or achieve something:
Dan was now within sight of the championship.
6. in your sights if you have someone or something in your sights, you intend to achieve it or get it for yourself, or to attack them
have somebody/something in your sights
Rogers had victory firmly in his sights.
7. out of sight outside the area that you can see:
Karen waved until the car was out of sight.
8. out of sight, out of mind used to say that people soon stop thinking about something or someone if they do not see them for a while
9. disappear/vanish from sight to disappear:
‘Will she be all right?’ asked Jen as the car disappeared from sight.
10. come into sight to appear:
when the ship at last came into sight
11. on sight as soon as you see someone:
The army has been ordered to shoot rebel soldiers on sight.
Jo disliked him on sight.
12. not let somebody out of your sight to make sure that someone stays near you:
Since the accident, Donna hasn’t let the children out of her sight.
13. be sick of/can’t stand/hate the sight of somebody/something to dislike someone or something very much:
Alan and Sam can’t stand the sight of each other.
Everybody hates the sight of you.
14. a sight for sore eyes spoken
a. someone or something that you feel very happy to see
b. British English someone or something that is very unattractive or very funny to look at
15. a (damn/darned/darn) sight more/better etc informal a lot more, a lot better etc:
I know the place a damn sight better than you do.
The old lady is a sight cleverer than Sarah.
16. be a sight (also look a sight) to look very funny or stupid, or very untidy or unpleasant:
We’d had an all-night party, and the place looked a bit of a sight.
17. sight unseen if you buy or choose something sight unseen, you do it without looking at the thing first:
I can’t believe you would rent a place sight unseen.
18. be a (beautiful/strange/frightening etc) sight to behold formal used to emphasize that something or someone looks very unusual, for example because they are very beautiful, strange, or frightening:
His garden was a sight to behold.
His face was not a pleasant sight to behold.
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GUN .nbsp;[countable usually plural] the part of a gun or other weapon that guides your eye when you are aiming at something
⇨ at first sight at first1(6), ⇨ know somebody by sight at know1(3), ⇨ lose sight of something at lose(1), ⇨ set your mind/sights/heart on (doing) something at set1(13)
■ adjectives
▪good sight Many types of fish have good sight.
▪poor sight His sight was quite poor.
▪failing sight (=becoming worse) He ran the business until failing sight forced him to retire.
■ verbs
▪lose your sight As the result of a severe illness, she lost her sight at the age of twelve.
▪save sb’s sight Surgeons believe they can save her sight.
▪sb’s sight fails (=gets much worse) He was in his seventies when his sight began to fail.
■ sight + NOUN
▪a sight test If your sight test shows that you need glasses, the optician will give you a prescription.
■ something that you see
▪sight something that you see: A herd of elephants is a magnificent sight. | Even Charles cheered up at the sight of the food.
▪view the area you can see from a window or place, especially when it is beautiful: The view from the top of the mountain is amazing. | The hotel has great views of Lake Windermere. | We had a good view of the firework display.
▪panorama an impressive view of a very large area that stretches a long way across in front of you: a panorama of snow-covered hills and mountains
▪vista written a view of a large area of beautiful scenery – used in written descriptions: The road around the island offers some spectacular vistas.
▪scene what you see in a place, especially where people are moving around and doing things: Reporters described the horrific scenes which followed the bombing. | His pictures are mainly of local scenes.
▪spectacle something that you see that is very unusual, surprising, or strange: It must have been an unusual spectacle. | I leaned over the balcony to get a look at the spectacle below.
▪visuals [plural] pictures or parts of a film, video etc that people can see, as opposed to the parts you can hear: Good visuals will help keep your audience’s attention.
sight2 verb [transitive]
The sailors gave a shout of joy when they sighted land.
Several rare birds have been sighted in the area.
▪ see to notice something with your eyes, usually without planning to. Also used when saying that you watched a particular programme, film, game etc: Have you seen my keys anywhere? | Did you see the basketball game last night?
▪look at somebody/something to keep your eyes pointed toward someone or something, especially someone or something that is not moving: I looked at the map. | She was looking at him in a strange way.
▪notice to see something interesting or unusual: I noticed a police car outside their house.
▪spot to suddenly see something, especially something you are looking for: Nick spotted the advertisement in the paper.
▪catch sight of/catch a glimpse of (also glimpse formal) to suddenly see someone or something for a short time, usually not clearly: I caught sight of him in the hotel lobby, and followed him out the door. | He glimpsed her face as she went into the courtroom.
▪make out somebody/something to see something, but only with difficulty: Ahead, I could just make out the figure of a woman.
▪witness to see something happen, especially a crime or an accident: The police are asking anyone who witnessed the attack to come forward.
▪observe formal to see and pay attention to something: Officers observed him driving at 100 mph.
▪sight especially written to suddenly see something or someone from a long distance, especially when you have been looking for a long time: The missing boys were sighted by a rescue helicopter. | The crew finally sighted land.
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noun Word Family: noun: sight, insight, oversight, sighting; adjective: sighted, unsightly, sightless, insightful; verb: sight
Language: Old English
Origin: gesiht
1. ABILITY TO SEE [uncountable] the physical ability to see Origin: gesiht
SYN vision:
2. ACT OF SEEING [singular, uncountable] the act of seeing something
sight of
at the sight of something
3. THING YOU SEE [countable]
a. something you can see
familiar/common/rare etc sight
b. the sights [plural] famous or interesting places that tourists visit:
the sights of
4. in/within sight
a. inside the area that you can see:
b. likely to happen soon:
5. within/in sight of something
a. in the area where you can see something:
b. in a position where you will soon be able to get something or achieve something:
6. in your sights if you have someone or something in your sights, you intend to achieve it or get it for yourself, or to attack them
have somebody/something in your sights
7. out of sight outside the area that you can see:
8. out of sight, out of mind used to say that people soon stop thinking about something or someone if they do not see them for a while
9. disappear/vanish from sight to disappear:
10. come into sight to appear:
11. on sight as soon as you see someone:
12. not let somebody out of your sight to make sure that someone stays near you:
13. be sick of/can’t stand/hate the sight of somebody/something to dislike someone or something very much:
14. a sight for sore eyes spoken
a. someone or something that you feel very happy to see
b. British English someone or something that is very unattractive or very funny to look at
15. a (damn/darned/darn) sight more/better etc informal a lot more, a lot better etc:
16. be a sight (also look a sight) to look very funny or stupid, or very untidy or unpleasant:
17. sight unseen if you buy or choose something sight unseen, you do it without looking at the thing first:
18. be a (beautiful/strange/frightening etc) sight to behold formal used to emphasize that something or someone looks very unusual, for example because they are very beautiful, strange, or frightening:
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GUN .nbsp;[countable usually plural] the part of a gun or other weapon that guides your eye when you are aiming at something
⇨ at first sight at first1(6), ⇨ know somebody by sight at know1(3), ⇨ lose sight of something at lose(1), ⇨ set your mind/sights/heart on (doing) something at set1(13)
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sight the area or distance that you can see from a particular position 指视力范围、视野 ：◆ He looked up the street, but there was no one in sight. 他朝街上望去，一个人也没看见。 ◆ Leave any valuables in your car out of sight. 把贵重物品留在车里看不见的地方。 view ( the area or distance that you can see from a particular positionrather
指视力范围、视野 ：◆ The lake soon came into view. 那湖很快便映入眼帘。 vision the area that you can see from a particular position 指视野 ：◆ The couple moved outside her field of vision (= .total area you can see from a particular position )这对夫妇离开了她的视野。
sight, view or vision? 用 sight、view 还是 vision？
View is more literary thansight orvision . It is the only word for talking about how well you can see.* view 较 sight 和 vision 书面化，是其中唯一指视野清晰程度的词 ：◆ I didn't have a good sight/vision of the stage. Vision must always be used with a possessive pronoun.* vision 总是与物主代词连用 ：◆ my/his/her etc. (field of) vision 我／他／她…的视野 It is not used with the prepositions in, into andout of that are very frequent withsight andview .* vision 不与介词 in、into 和 out of 连用，但 sight 和 view 常与这些介词连用 ：◆ There was nobody in vision. ◆ A tall figure came into vision.
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in/out of sight/viewin/within sight/viewof sthto come into/disappear from sight/view/sb's visionto come in sight/viewof sb/sthto block sb's view/visionsb's line of sight/visionsb's field of view/vision
view what you can see from a particular place or position, especially beautiful natural scenery 指从某处看到的景色、风景，尤指自然美景 ：◆ The cottage had a delightful sea view. 这小屋可以看到宜人的海景。 sight a thing that you see or can see, especially sth that is impressive or unusual 指看见或看得见的事物、景象，尤指壮观、奇特的景象 ：◆ It's a spectacular sight as the flamingos lift into the air. 一群红鹳飞向空中，景象十分壮观。 scene a view that you see, especially one with people and/or animals moving about and doing things 指景象、景色，尤指有人和／或动物活动的风光 ：◆ It was a delightful rural scene. 那是赏心悦目的乡村风光。 panorama a view of a wide area of land 指全景 ：◆ The tower offers a breathtaking panorama of Prague. 从塔上可看到壮丽的布拉格全景。
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a view/panorama of stha beautiful/breathtaking view/sight/scene/panoramaa magnificent/spectacular view/sight/panoramato take in the view/sight/sceneto admire the view/sight
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