Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #219
eye
眼睛
The organ of sight; the part of the body that animals use to see.
- 1.
An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
动物通过光感知周围环境的器官。
- 2.
The name of the Latin script letter I/i.
拉丁字母I/i的名称
- 3.
A brood.
一窝
- 4.
the organ of sight
视觉器官
- 5.
The visual sense.
视觉。
- 6.
good discernment (either visually or as if visually)
良好的辨别力(视觉或类似视觉的)
- 7.
The iris of the eye, being of a specified colour.
虹膜,特指具有某种颜色。
- 8.
attention to what is seen
对所见事物的关注
- 9.
Attention, notice.
注意,关注。
- 10.
The ability to notice what others might miss.
察觉他人可能忽略之物的能力。
- 11.
A meaningful look or stare.
意味深长的眼神或注视。
- 12.
A hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.
针钝端供线穿过的孔。
- 13.
The oval hole of an axehead through which the axehandle is fitted.
斧头上供斧柄穿过的椭圆形孔。
- 14.
A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook or the passage of a cord or line.
由金属或其他材料制成的环状配件,用于容纳钩子或穿过绳索。
- 15.
A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a hook, pin, rope, shaft, etc.; for example, at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss, through a crank, at the end of a rope, or through a millstone.
构成物体一部分的环或孔,用于容纳钩、销、绳、杆等；例如桥桁架系杆端部、曲柄、绳端或磨石上的孔。
- 16.
A central and focal portion of any of several things.
某事物的中心或焦点部分。
- 17.
A mark on an animal, such as a butterfly or peacock, resembling a human eye.
动物身上类似人眼的花纹,如蝴蝶或孔雀。
- 18.
A reproductive bud in a potato.
马铃薯上的繁殖芽。
- 19.
That which resembles the eye in relative beauty or importance.
在相对美感或重要性上类似眼睛之物。
- 20.
A shade of colour; a tinge.
色调；色彩
- 21.
One of the holes in certain kinds of cheese.
某些奶酪中的孔
- 22.
The foremost part of a ship's bows; the hawseholes.
船首的最前部；锚链孔
- 23.
The enclosed counter (“negative space”) of the lower-case letter e.
小写字母e的封闭空间
- 24.
An empty point or group of points surrounded by one player's stones.
被一方棋子围住的空点或空点组
- 25.
Synonym of pit-eye.
坑眼的同义词
视力；视觉；注意；关注；眼神；目光；眼力；洞察力；虹膜；眼睛的颜色
In use
She has blue eyes.
He has an eye for detail.
The painting caught my eye.
she has an eye for fresh talent
he has an artist's eye
he tried to catch her eye
Connections
Collocations
- make eye contact
- 进行眼神交流
- He found it difficult to make eye contact with the audience.他发现自己很难与观众进行眼神交流。
- keep an eye on
- 留意，照看
- Can you keep an eye on my bag while I go to the restroom?我去洗手间时你能帮我照看包吗？
- see eye to eye
- 看法一致
- They don't see eye to eye on political issues.他们在政治问题上看法不一致。
- turn a blind eye
- 视而不见
- The manager turned a blind eye to the minor rule violations.经理对小的违规行为视而不见。
- in the public eye
- 公众瞩目下
- Celebrities are constantly in the public eye.名人总是处于公众瞩目之下。
- catch someone's eye
Learner notes
Memory Tip
两个e像眼睛，中间的y像鼻梁，组合起来就是眼睛的形状。
Context & Register
neutral; anatomy, everyday language
Grammar Note
注意：eye是可数名词，复数形式为eyes。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'eye' (pronounced /aɪ/), but they are spelled with '-ye' or '-ie'. There are no common English words that share the exact spelling pattern '-eye' (excluding the target itself).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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