vision

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++vi·sion /ˈvɪʒən/ S3 W3 AWL noun 1 [uncountable] the ability to see 视力 SYN sight, → visual She suffered temporary loss of vision after being struck on the head. 她头部受撞击以后出现暂时性失明。 Tears blurred her vision (=made it difficult for her to see). 泪水模糊了她的视线。good/normal/poor etc vision children who are born with poor vision 天生视力不佳的儿童twenty-twenty/20–20 vision (=the ability to see perfectly) 正常的视力，20/20的视力night vision (=the ability to see when it is dark) 夜视能力2 [uncountable] the area that you can see 视野 a figure at the edge of her vision 在她眼角余光里的身影somebody’s field/line of vision (=the area someone is able to see without turning their head) 某人的视野 As the cars overtake you, they are temporarily outside your field of vision. 后面汽车超车的时候，会暂时脱离你的视野范围。3 [countable] an idea of what you think something should be like 构想，设想，念头vision of He had a clear vision of how he hoped the company would develop. 他对自己希望公司如何发展有清晰的设想。vision for The president outlined his vision for the future. 总统勾画了他对未来的设想。grand/powerful/original etc vision a grand vision for the country 对国家的宏伟构想4 have visions of something if you have visions of something happening, especially something bad, you imagine it happening 想象某事发生〔尤指不好的事〕 I had visions of the kids getting lost and getting abducted by some weirdo. 我想象孩子们走丢了，被什么怪人拐走了。5 [countable] something that you seem to see as part of a powerful religious experience 〔作为宗教经历的〕幻象，异象 She had a vision in which Jesus appeared before her. 她见到了耶稣现身自己面前的异象。in a vision He became a monk after seeing Saint Apollinaris in a vision. 在异象中看见圣阿波利那里斯后，他便当了修道士。6 IMAGINE[uncountable] the knowledge and imagination that are needed in planning for the future with a clear purpose 远见卓识 We need a leader with vision and strong principles. 我们需要一位有远见、坚守原则的领导。 his enthusiasm and breadth of vision 他的热忱和远见卓识7. a vision of beauty/loveliness etc literary someone who is very beautiful 美丽/可爱等的人8. [uncountable] the quality of a picture that you can see on a television 〔电视〕图像(质量)n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + vision goodI have good vision in my right eye.normalShort-sighted children may be unaware of what people with normal vision can see.perfectBabies aren’t born with perfect vision.20–20 vision (=perfect vision)The soldier had 20-20 vision.poor/defectiveHer vision was quite poor and she always wore glasses.blurred (=not clear)He complained of headaches and blurred vision.night vision (=the ability to see when it is dark)Cats have good night vision but can’t see colour very well.peripheral vision (=your ability to see things to the side of you when you are looking ahead)She could read easily, but her peripheral vision was poor.double vision (=when you see two of everything around you)One of the symptoms of the illness is double vision.tunnel vision (=when you can only see what you are directly looking at)A pupil with tunnel vision may have difficulty finding the words written on the blackboard.verbsblur somebody’s vision (=make someone not see clearly)Tears of fury blurred her vision, and she blinked them away.clear your visionShe blinked to clear her vision.

Examples from the Corpus

vision• Until she was eighteen she had 20-20 vision - now she has to wear glasses.• Bernadette had a vision in which the Virgin Mary appeared before her.• Three days before she died, Rita was blessed with a vision of Our Lord.• But the history of New York development shows how haphazard such controls can be if there is no such clear vision.• He complained that the new lenses gave him double vision and headaches.• Many people claim to have had visions while praying at Lourdes.• In her vision, Joan of Arc saw an angel telling her to go and fight for France.• As Martha grew older, her vision began to fail.• When he woke up he had a splitting headache and his vision was blurred.• When I have a migraine, I can't stand up without vomiting and my vision is distorted.• Contact lenses sometimes give better visual acuity in these cases and the field of vision is nearly always improved.• My aunt still has some vision in her left eye - she can make out colours and shapes.• The Keeper of the Shrine of Asuryan plucked out his eyes but even this did not stop the terrible visions.• Reporters and producers have a public duty to speak out if their vision of truth is suppressed by government appointees.• This vision imposes severe social conditions, however.• Through their photography Marcy and Muybridge opened up to vision things that the human eye could not perceive.• If your vision proves true, he said, I will be very rich.night vision• I crept through the brush as only a boy with bad night vision can.• Cats have good night vision but can't see colour very well.• It was dark and my night vision was less than special.• I had killed the lights and my night vision was well adjusted when he arrived.• He decided to launch his attack right away, while the other man's night vision was still impaired.• At night agents wear special night vision goggles.• Car headlamps are a different matter: they wreck night vision immediately.• Red lamps at night do not interrupt your night vision, it is true.somebody’s field/line of vision• Contact lenses sometimes give better visual acuity in these cases and the field of vision is nearly always improved.• He is finally out of my line of vision, so I can see what is under the tree.• How was she supposed to concentrate with that sprawling figure almost in her line of vision?• In addition, she is able to return and visually locate objects that have left her field of vision.• It has the opposite effect from magnification, which reduces the field of vision.• Scamp came around and stood in my line of vision.• The tiny device is surgically implanted in an outpatient procedure within the eye, just outside the field of vision.• Without turning my head, I see them as clearly as though in my normal field of vision.grand/powerful/original etc vision• Basques, too, had a powerful vision of their own different identity and special history.• The pride, excitement, and extraordinary accomplishments Byrd refers to came in response to what was obviously a grand vision.• Rice had a powerful and original vision, and the charisma to instill that vision in others.• A major departure from his original vision was the rejection of a seven year course - but other concepts were accepted.• Daimler will either be a monument to his original vision, or just another lame duck.• The cap, then, falls within an overall grand vision of chanciness and risk.• New organization designs can portray powerful visions to guide people to work together in new ways needed to deliver performance and change.in a vision• Fortunately ... So you don't believe in a vision of one Nation, in the Republican sense of the word?• Any changes in vision should be monitored carefully and everyone should have an eye check every two years.• What happens if you run fast forward in vision?• She says that an angel appeared to her in a vision.• He wanted her in vision far more; he thought she had the kind of personality that viewers would take to.• Even the parts of its brain involved in vision are much reduced.• It was as if the man for whom I was fated had appeared to me in a vision.• Many of these problems seem to have a parallel in vision processing.• He did not trust in visions.breadth of vision• Edith Pye complemented her friend's daring breadth of vision with her own genius for detailed organization.Origin vision (1200-1300) Old French Latin visio, from visus, past participle of videre “to see”

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vision
vi‧sion S3 W2 AC /ˈvɪʒən/

noun

Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin visio, from visus, past participle of videre 'to see'

1. [uncountable] the ability to see
SYN sight ⇨ visual:

She suffered temporary loss of vision after being struck on the head.

Tears blurred her vision (=made it difficult for her to see).
good/normal/poor etc vision

children who are born with poor vision
    twenty-twenty/20–20 vision (=the ability to see perfectly)
    night vision (=the ability to see when it is dark)
2. [uncountable] the area that you can see:

a figure at the edge of her vision
sb’s field/line of vision (=the area someone is able to see without turning their head)

As the cars overtake you, they are temporarily outside your field of vision.
3. [countable] an idea of what you think something should be like
vision of

He had a clear vision of how he hoped the company would develop.
vision for

The President outlined his vision for the future.
grand/powerful/original etc vision

a grand vision for the country
4. have visions of something if you have visions of something happening, especially something bad, you imagine it happening:

I had visions of the kids getting lost and getting abducted by some weirdo.
5. [countable] something that you seem to see as part of a powerful religious experience:

She had a vision in which Jesus appeared before her.
in a vision

He became a monk after seeing Saint Apollinaris in a vision.
6. [uncountable] the knowledge and imagination that are needed in planning for the future with a clear purpose:

We need a leader with vision and strong principles.

his enthusiasm and breadth of vision
7. a vision of beauty/loveliness etc literary someone who is very beautiful
8. [uncountable] the quality of a picture that you can see on a television

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + vision
   ▪ good I have good vision in my right eye.
   ▪ normal Short-sighted children may be unaware of what people with normal vision can see.
   ▪ perfect Babies aren’t born with perfect vision.
   ▪ 20–20 vision (=perfect vision) The soldier had 20-20 vision.
   ▪ poor/defective Her vision was quite poor and she always wore glasses.
   ▪ blurred (=not clear) He complained of headaches and blurred vision.
   ▪ night vision (=the ability to see when it is dark) Cats have good night vision but can’t see colour very well.
   ▪ peripheral vision (=your ability to see things to the side of you when you are looking ahead) She could read easily, but her peripheral vision was poor.
   ▪ double vision (=when you see two of everything around you) One of the symptoms of the illness is double vision.
   ▪ tunnel vision (=when you can only see what you are directly looking at) A pupil with tunnel vision may have difficulty finding the words written on the blackboard.
■ verbs
   ▪ blur sb’s vision (=make someone not see clearly) Tears of fury blurred her vision, and she blinked them away.
   ▪ clear your vision She blinked to clear her vision.

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[uncountable]

the ability to see; the area that you can see from a particular position 视力；视野

◆to have

good/perfect/poor/blurred/normal vision

视力好／极好／差／模糊／正常

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20–20 vision

(= the ability to see perfectly)

20–20 的视力

◆Cats have good night vision. 猫的夜视能力强。

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◆The couple moved outside her field of vision. 这对夫妇离开了她的视野。

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◆He glimpsed something on the edge of his vision. 他斜眼瞥见了点什么。

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<titled tranID="20" status="1">sight</titled>view ◇ vision

These are all words for the area or distance that you can see from a particular position. 以上各词均指视力范围、视野。

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 (rather formal) the area or distance that you can see from a particular position 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 than sight or vision. 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 and out of that are very frequent with sight and view. * 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.