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wall-eyed

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌwall-ˈeyed adjective American English  HBHhaving one or both eyes that seem to point to the side, rather than straight forwards 斜视的
Examples from the Corpus
wall-eyedThe idea of anybody, Marge especially, liking that wall-eyed ox in preference to Dickie made Tom smile.
Origin wall-eyed (1800-1900) wall-eyed having an eye with a white spot in the center ((14-20 centuries)), from Old Norse vagl-eygr, from vagl pole + eygr eyed
ˌwall-ˈeyed adjectiveChineseSyllable
seem or both to Corpus having eyes that one


wall-eyed
ˌwall-ˈeyed adjective American English
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: wall-eyed 'having an eye with a white spot in the center' (14-20 centuries), from Old Norse vagl-eygr, from vagl 'pole' + eygr 'eyed'
having one or both eyes that seem to point to the side, rather than straight forwards