sight 音标拼音: [s'ɑɪt]
n . 景观,视力,眼界,阅读,见解,意见
vt . 看见,瞄准
vi . 瞄准,观看
a . 即席的
景观,视力,眼界,阅读,见解,意见看见,瞄准瞄准,观看即席的
sight 视线; 视野
sight 视线 视野 视觉
sight n 1 :
an instance of visual perception ; "
the sight of his wife brought him back to reality "; "
the train was an unexpected sight "
2 :
anything that is seen ; "
he was a familiar sight on the television "; "
they went to Paris to see the sights "
3 :
the ability to see ;
the visual faculty [
synonym : {
sight },
{
vision }, {
visual sense }, {
visual modality }]
4 :
a range of mental vision ; "
in his sight she could do no wrong "
5 :
the range of vision ; "
out of sight of land " [
synonym : {
sight },
{
ken }]
6 :
the act of looking or seeing or observing ; "
he tried to get a better view of it "; "
his survey of the battlefield was limited " [
synonym : {
view }, {
survey }, {
sight }]
7 : (
often followed by `
of ')
a large number or amount or extent ;
"
a batch of letters "; "
a deal of trouble "; "
a lot of money ";
"
he made a mint on the stock market "; "
see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos "; "
it must have cost plenty "; "
a slew of journalists "; "
a wad of money " [
synonym :
{
batch }, {
deal }, {
flock }, {
good deal }, {
great deal },
{
hatful }, {
heap }, {
lot }, {
mass }, {
mess }, {
mickle }, {
mint },
{
mountain }, {
muckle }, {
passel }, {
peck }, {
pile }, {
plenty },
{
pot }, {
quite a little }, {
raft }, {
sight }, {
slew }, {
spate },
{
stack }, {
tidy sum }, {
wad }]
v 1 :
catch sight of ;
to perceive with the eyes ; "
he caught sight of the king '
s men coming over the ridge " [
synonym : {
spy },
{
sight }]
2 :
take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (
or other device )
Sight \
Sight \ (
s [
imac ]
t ),
n . [
OE .
sight ,
si [
thorn ]
t ,
siht ,
AS .
siht ,
gesiht ,
gesih [
eth ],
gesieh [
eth ],
gesyh [
eth ];
akin to D .
gezicht ,
G .
sicht ,
gesicht ,
Dan .
sigte ,
Sw .
sigt ,
from the root of E .
see .
See {
See },
v .
t .]
1 .
The act of seeing ;
perception of objects by the eye ;
view ;
as ,
to gain sight of land .
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A cloud received him out of their sight . --
Acts .
i .
9 .
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2 .
The power of seeing ;
the faculty of vision ,
or of perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes .
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Thy sight is young ,
And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle .
--
Shak .
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O loss of sight ,
of thee I most complain ! --
Milton .
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3 .
The state of admitting unobstructed vision ;
visibility ;
open view ;
region which the eye at one time surveys ;
space through which the power of vision extends ;
as ,
an object within sight .
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4 .
A spectacle ;
a view ;
a show ;
something worth seeing .
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Moses said ,
I will now turn aside and see this great sight ,
why the bush is not burnt . --
Ex .
iii .
3 .
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They never saw a sight so fair . --
Spenser .
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5 .
The instrument of seeing ;
the eye .
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Why cloud they not their sights ? --
Shak .
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6 .
Inspection ;
examination ;
as ,
a letter intended for the sight of only one person .
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7 .
Mental view ;
opinion ;
judgment ;
as ,
in their sight it was harmless . --
Wake .
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That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God . --
Luke xvi .
15 .
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8 .
A small aperture or optical device through which objects are to be seen ,
and by which their direction is settled or ascertained ; --
used on surveying instruments ;
as ,
the sight of a quadrant .
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Thier eyes of fire sparking through sights of steel .
--
Shak .
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9 .
An optical device or small piece of metal ,
fixed or movable ,
on the breech ,
muzzle ,
center ,
or trunnion of a gun ,
or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle ,
pistol ,
etc .,
by means of which the eye is guided in aiming .
A telescope mounted on a weapon ,
such as a rifle ,
and used for accurate aiming at distant targets is called a {
telescopic sight }. --
Farrow .
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10 .
In a drawing ,
picture ,
etc .,
that part of the surface ,
as of paper or canvas ,
which is within the frame or the border or margin .
In a frame or the like ,
the open space ,
the opening .
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11 .
A great number ,
quantity ,
or sum ;
as ,
a sight of money .
[
Now colloquial ]
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Note :
Sight in this last sense was formerly employed in the best usage . "
A sight of lawyers ." --
Latimer .
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A wonder sight of flowers . --
Gower .
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{
At sight },
as soon as seen ,
or presented to sight ;
as ,
a draft payable at sight :
to read Greek at sight ;
to shoot a person at sight .
{
Front sight } (
Firearms ),
the sight nearest the muzzle .
{
Open sight }. (
Firearms )
(
a )
A front sight through which the objects aimed at may be seen ,
in distinction from one that hides the object .
(
b )
A rear sight having an open notch instead of an aperture .
{
Peep sight }, {
Rear sight }.
See under {
Peep },
and {
Rear }.
{
Sight draft },
an order ,
or bill of exchange ,
directing the payment of money at sight .
{
To take sight },
to take aim ;
to look for the purpose of directing a piece of artillery ,
or the like .
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Syn :
Vision ;
view ;
show ;
spectacle ;
representation ;
exhibition .
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Sight \
Sight \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Sighted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Sighting }.]
1 .
To get sight of ;
to see ;
as ,
to sight land ;
to sight a wreck . --
Kane .
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2 .
To look at through a sight ;
to see accurately ;
as ,
to sight an object ,
as a star .
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3 .
To apply sights to ;
to adjust the sights of ;
also ,
to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight ;
as ,
to sight a rifle or a cannon .
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Sight \
Sight \,
v .
i . (
Mil .)
To take aim by a sight .
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348 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sight ":
Anschauung ,
aim ,
aim at ,
airscape ,
amazement ,
angle ,
angle of vision ,
assumption ,
astonishing thing ,
astonishment ,
atrocity ,
attitude ,
awe -
inspiring ,
baboon ,
bag ,
barrel ,
basis ,
batch ,
behold ,
bend ,
blemish ,
blot ,
bombsight ,
brilliant ,
catch sight of ,
chromesthesia ,
cityscape ,
clap eyes on ,
clear sight ,
climate of opinion ,
cloudscape ,
color hearing ,
color vision ,
command ,
common belief ,
community sentiment ,
conceit ,
concept ,
conception ,
conclusion ,
cone vision ,
consensus gentium ,
considerable ,
consideration ,
cool ,
cosmorama ,
curiosity ,
cyclorama ,
day vision ,
daylight vision ,
deal ,
dekko ,
descry ,
determine ,
diorama ,
direct ,
directionize ,
disaster ,
discern ,
discernment ,
discover ,
display ,
distant ,
distinguish ,
dog ,
domination ,
espy ,
estimate ,
estimation ,
ethos ,
exception ,
exhibit ,
exhibition ,
exposition ,
extraordinary ,
eye ,
eye -
mindedness ,
eyeful ,
eyereach ,
eyes ,
eyeshot ,
eyesight ,
eyesore ,
farsight ,
farsightedness ,
feeling ,
field of view ,
field of vision ,
finder ,
five senses ,
fix ,
fix on ,
footing ,
frame of reference ,
framework ,
fright ,
gargoyle ,
gaze ,
gazingstock ,
general belief ,
georama ,
glance at ,
glimpse ,
glom ,
gobs ,
good deal ,
great deal ,
hag ,
harridan ,
have in sight ,
heap ,
heaps ,
hearing ,
hold on ,
horizon ,
idea ,
identify ,
imaginative ,
imperceptible ,
impression ,
incredible ,
invisible ,
jolting ,
judgment ,
keen sight ,
ken ,
landscape ,
lashings ,
lay eyes on ,
leaf sight ,
leer ,
leering look ,
level at ,
light ,
light show ,
lights ,
limit of vision ,
line of sight ,
loads ,
look ,
look on ,
look upon ,
look -
in ,
lookout ,
lot ,
lots ,
lump ,
lustful leer ,
make out ,
mark ,
marvel ,
marvelment ,
mass ,
mental outlook ,
mess ,
mind ,
mint ,
miracle ,
monster ,
monstrosity ,
moving ,
much ,
myriorama ,
mystique ,
naked eye ,
neat ,
night vision ,
no beauty ,
nonesuch ,
note ,
notice ,
notion ,
observation ,
observe ,
oodles ,
open sight ,
opinion ,
out of sight ,
outlook ,
outlook over ,
outrageous ,
pack ,
pageant ,
pageantry ,
panorama ,
panoramic sight ,
parade ,
peck ,
peek ,
peep ,
peep sight ,
peer ,
perceive ,
perception ,
peripheral field ,
peripheral vision ,
personal judgment ,
perspective ,
perspicacity ,
perspicuity ,
phantasmagoria ,
phenomenon ,
phonism ,
photism ,
photopia ,
pick out ,
pile ,
piles ,
pipe ,
place ,
point ,
point at ,
point of view ,
point to ,
pomp ,
popular belief ,
position ,
posture ,
pot ,
power ,
power of sight ,
present ,
presentation ,
presumption ,
prevailing belief ,
preview ,
prodigy ,
prospect ,
psychedelic show ,
public belief ,
public opinion ,
purview ,
quick sight ,
quite a little ,
quite a thing ,
raft ,
rafts ,
range ,
rare ,
rarity ,
reaction ,
receptor ,
recognize ,
reference system ,
regard ,
remark ,
remote ,
representation ,
respect ,
riverscape ,
rod vision ,
scads ,
scan ,
scape ,
scarecrow ,
scene ,
scenery ,
scenic view ,
scope ,
scope of vision ,
scotopia ,
seascape ,
see ,
seeing ,
sensation ,
sense of sight ,
sense organ ,
senses ,
sensillum ,
sensorium ,
sensory organ ,
sentiment ,
set ,
shifting scene ,
shocking ,
show ,
side ,
sidelong look ,
sight on ,
sightedness ,
sighthole ,
sightliness ,
situation ,
sixth sense ,
skyscape ,
slant ,
slew ,
slews ,
sly look ,
smell ,
something else ,
spate ,
spectacle ,
spot ,
spy ,
stack ,
stacks ,
stage show ,
stance ,
stand ,
standpoint ,
stunner ,
survey ,
sweep ,
synesthesia ,
system ,
tableau ,
tableau vivant ,
take aim ,
take in ,
taste ,
teratism ,
theory ,
thinking ,
thought ,
tidy sum ,
touch ,
townscape ,
train ,
train upon ,
turn ,
turn upon ,
twig ,
twilight vision ,
ugly duckling ,
universe ,
unobstructed vision ,
unreal ,
unseeable ,
unusual ,
view ,
viewfinder ,
viewpoint ,
vision ,
vista ,
visual acuity ,
visual field ,
visual sense ,
wad ,
wads ,
waterscape ,
way of thinking ,
whole slew ,
witch ,
witness ,
wonder ,
wonderful thing ,
wonderment SIGHT ,
contracts .
Bills of exchange are frequently made payable at sight ,
that is ,
on presentment ,
which might be taken naturally to mean that the bill should then be paid without further delay ;
but although the point be not clearly settled ,
it seems the drawee is entitled to the days of grace .
Beaw .
Lex Mer .
pl .
256 ;
Kyd on Bills ,
10 ;
Chit .
on Bills ,
343 -
4 ;
Bayley on Bills ,
42 ,
109 ,
110 ;
Selw .
N .
P .
339 .
2 .-
The holder of a bill payable at sight ,
is required to use due diligence to put it into circulation ,
or have it presented for acceptance within a reasonable time .
20 John .
146 ;
7 Cowen ,
705 ;
12 Pick .
399 13 Mass .
137 ;
4 Mason ,
336 ;
5 Mason '
s 118 ;
1 McCord ,
322 ;
1 Hawks ,
195 .
3 .
When the bill is payable any number of days after sight ,
the time begins to run from the period of presentment and acceptance ,
and not from the time of mere presentment .
1 Mason ,
176 ;
20 John .
176 .
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