the eyeball
The eyeball is protected by the skull.
眼球受到头骨的保护。
容纳脊椎动物眼球的球状囊;对某物的一瞥;读者群或观众群;眼球;[医] 眼球
眼球
The ball of the eye.
容纳脊椎动物眼球的球状囊
the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
对某物的一瞥
An instance of eyeballing something.
读者群或观众群
A readership or viewership.
The doctor asked me to look up so she could check my eyeball.
医生让我往上看,以便检查我的眼球。
用法提示:这里 eyeball 是名词,作 check 的宾语,指眼球。
Dust in the air made her eyeballs red and watery.
空气中的灰尘让她的眼球发红、流泪。
用法提示:eyeballs 是名词复数,作 made 的宾语,表示两只眼球。
He rubbed his eyeball gently after some shampoo got into it.
洗发水进到眼睛里后,他轻轻地揉了揉眼球。
用法提示:eyeball 是名词单数,作 rubbed 的宾语,指一只眼球。
The eyeball is protected by the skull.
眼球受到头骨的保护。
His eyeballs were red from crying.
他哭得眼球发红。
日常口语常用 eye 指整个眼睛(含眼皮等),特指眼球时宜用 eyeball;解剖或医学语境一般不互换。
多用于医学、解剖学,如 ocular globe;语域正式,日常会话少用。
文学修辞或古雅用法,带有诗意;日常英语和科技文体中不宜使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子She eyeballed at the menu to find the prices.
正确表达She eyeballed the menu to find the prices.
eyeball 作动词时是及物动词,后面直接跟宾语,不能接介词 at。中文的“看”常搭配“看着”,但英语中 look at 才需要 at,而 eyeball 本身已有“盯着看”的意思,所以要说 eyeball someone/something。
grammar · medium
易错句子Yesterday, I eyeball him suspiciously.
正确表达Yesterday, I eyeballed him suspiciously.
时间状语 yesterday 表示过去,规则动词 eyeball 的过去式必须加 -ed 变成 eyeballed。中文动词没有时态变化,所以学习者容易忘记,但英语过去时需用动词过去式。
eyeball 专指眼眶里的球形眼球,eye 则指整个视觉器官(眼睛);中文“眼睛”通常对应 eye,而“眼球”才对应 eyeball。
pupil 指眼球中央的黑色圆形开口,eyeball 是整个球形结构;视觉上看 pupil 只是 eyeball 的一部分。
eyelid 是覆盖眼球的可动皮肤褶,eyeball 是眼睑保护的眼球本身;位置和保护关系不同。
面对面;针锋相对
The two presidents met eyeball to eyeball at the summit.
两位总统在峰会上面对面会晤。
吸引眼球;吸引关注
The ad's bright colors are sure to attract eyeballs.
这则广告鲜艳的色彩肯定能吸引眼球。
目测;肉眼检查
The car passed the eyeball test, but still needed a real inspection.
这辆车通过了目测,但仍需正式检查。
眼球运动
The study measures eyeball movement during sleep.
这项研究测量睡眠期间的眼球运动。
eye (眼) + ball (球). Related: eyelid (眼睑), eyebrow (眉毛), eyesight (视力), football (足球), basketball (篮球), baseball (棒球).
面对面地;针锋相对地
The two leaders sat eyeball to eyeball during the tense meeting.
两位领导人在紧张的会议上面对面地坐着。
忙得不可开交;深陷于
I'm up to my eyeballs in work this week.
这周我忙得不可开交。
肉眼检查;直观判断
The new player passes the eyeball test, but we need to check his stats.
这位新球员看起来不错,但我们需要检查他的数据。
我们正眼对眼地对峙,而我想对方先眨了眼。
The doctor examined his eyeball carefully.
医生仔细检查了他的眼球。
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