sight

n.视力；看见；视野；景象

vt.看见，发现；瞄准；观察；调准瞄准器

vi.（用仪器）瞄准；观察

noun

视力 ability to see

1. 视力；视觉
   the ability to see
   1. to lose your sight (= to become blind)
      失明
   2. She has very good sight.
      她的视力很好。
   3. The disease has affected her sight.
      这种病影响了她的视力。
   4. He has very little sight in his right eye.
      他右眼视力极弱。

看见 act of seeing

2. 看见
   the act of seeing sb/sth
   1. After ten days at sea, we had our first sight of land.
      我们在海上航行十天之后，首次看见陆地。
   2. I have been known to faint at the sight of blood.
      大家都知道，我看到血就会昏倒。
   3. The soldiers were given orders to shoot on sight (= as soon as they saw sb) .
      士兵得到命令，见人就射击。
   4. She caught sight of a car in the distance.
      她看见远处有一辆汽车。

视野 how far you can see

3. 视力范围；视野
   the area or distance within which sb can see or sth can be seen
   1. There was no one in sight .
      一个人也看不见。
   2. At last we came in sight of a few houses.
      最后，我们看到了几座房屋。
   3. A bicycle came into sight on the main road.
      大路上出现了一辆自行车。
   4. The end is in sight (= will happen soon) .
      结局已现端倪。
   5. Leave any valuables in your car out of sight .
      把贵重物品留在车里看不见的地方。
   6. Keep out of sight (= stay where you cannot be seen) .
      不要露面。
   7. She never lets her daughter out of her sight (= always keeps her where she can see her) .
      她从来不让女儿走出她的视线。
   8. Get out of my sight! (= Go away!)
      滚开！
   9. The boat disappeared from sight .
      那艘船从视野中消失了。
   10. The house was hidden from sight behind some trees.
       房子藏在树林后面。
   11. He had placed himself directly in my line of sight .
       当时他恰好出现在我的视线中。

看见的事物 what you can see

4. 看见（或看得见）的事物；景象；情景
   a thing that you see or can see
   1. It's a spectacular sight as the flamingos lift into the air.
      一群红鹳飞向空中，景象十分壮观。
   2. The museum attempts to recreate the sights and sounds of wartime Britain.
      博物馆试图再现战时英国的情景。
   3. He was a sorry sight , soaked to the skin and shivering.
      他浑身湿透，打着寒战，一副凄惨的样子。
   4. The bird is now a rare sight in this country.
      如今在这个国家，这种鸟已罕见了。

好玩的地方 interesting places

5. 名胜；风景
   the interesting places, especially in a town or city, that are often visited by tourists
   1. We're going to Paris for the weekend to see the sights .
      我们打算去巴黎过周末，参观那里的名胜。

可笑的 / 邋遢的人 ridiculous/untidy person

6. 滑稽可笑（或邋遢、脏乱、讨厌）的人（或物）
   a person or thing that looks ridiculous, untidy, unpleasant, etc.
   1. She looks a sight in that hat!
      她戴着那顶帽子，样子够滑稽的！

枪炮；望远镜 on gun/telescope

7. 瞄准具；观测器
   a device that you look through to aim a gun, etc. or to look at sth through a telescope , etc.
   1. He had the deer in his sights now.
      他现在瞄准了那头鹿。
   2. Even as a young actress, she always had Hollywood firmly in her sights (= as her final goal) .
      她还是年轻演员的时候，就瞄准了好莱坞。

verb

1. 看到，发现（期待的事物）
   to suddenly see sth, especially sth you have been looking for
   1. After twelve days at sea, they sighted land.
      在海上航行十二天后他们看到了陆地。

名词复数形式:sights 过去分词:sighted 过去式:sighted 现在分词:sighting 第三人称单数:sights

sight 视力，视野，景象，风景

来自古英语 sihth,所见之物，视力，视野，来自 Proto-Germanic*sekh,看，来自 PIE*sekw,看， 词源同 see.引申诸相关词义。

1. My sight is failing, and I can't see to read any more
   我的视力在下降，看不了书了。
2. I use the sense of sound much more than the sense of sight.
   我用听觉比视觉要多得多。
3. I faint at the sight of blood
   我一见到血就晕。
4. The sight of him entering a room could flood her with desire.
   见到他进入房间会让她心中欲望澎湃。
5. The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common sight in many parts of the city
   街边晾晒衣服在这座城市的许多地区随处可见。
6. We encountered the pathetic sight of a family packing up its home
   我们目睹了一家人正在收拾家当准备离开的凄惨景象。
7. Among the most spectacular sights are the great sea-bird colonies.
   庞大的海鸟群是最壮观的景象之一。
8. The security forces sighted a group of young men that had crossed the border
   安全部队突然看见一群越过边境的年轻人。
9. A fleet of French ships was sighted in the North Sea.
   在北海突然发现了一支法国船队。
10. We'd toured the sights of Paris
    我们游览了巴黎的风景名胜。
11. I am going to show you the sights of our wonderful city
    我会带你浏览我们这座美丽城市的风景名胜。
12. Once at Elgin day-trippers visit a number of local sights.
    一到达埃尔金，一日游的游客就参观了一些当地的风景名胜。
13. She's been no more difficult than most daughters and a sight better than some I could mention
    与大多数女儿相比，她并不算太难管，而且比我知道的一些要乖巧得多。
14. We weren't doing anything different to what we've always done. We're just doing it a damn sight quicker.
    我们正在做的事和我们一直在做的别无二致，只不过我们现在动作要快得多。
15. Then he caught sight of her small black velvet hat in the crowd
    然后他突然在人群中看见了她那顶小巧的黑色天鹅绒帽子。
16. Every time I catch sight of myself in the mirror, I feel so disappointed.
    每次我瞥见镜子里的自己就觉得沮丧。
17. It promised to be a more difficult undertaking than might appear at first sight
    那项任务可能比乍看之下还要困难。
18. At first sight it resembles a traditional village of two-storeyed, balconied houses, set among well-tended gardens.
    乍一看，它就像个传统的村庄：带阳台的两层楼房坐落于精心照料的花园中。
19. The sandy beach was in sight
    沙滩映入眼帘。
20. The Atlantic coast is within sight of the hotel
    从宾馆可以看见大西洋海岸。
21. My companion suggested that we park out of sight of passing traffic to avoid attracting attention.
    我的同伴建议我们将车停在过往车辆看不见的地方，以免引起注意。
22. An agreement on many aspects of trade policy was in sight
    一项涉及到贸易政策诸多方面的协议即将达成。
23. There is no end in sight to the struggle for power
    权力的争斗近期不会终止。
24. In some cases, US industry has lost sight of customer needs in designing products
    某些情况下，美国工业在产品设计上忽略了客户的需求。
25. I knew him by sight but had never spoken with him.
    我和他有过几面之缘，但从未说过话。
26. The problems of the poor are largely invisible — out of sight, out of mind.
    穷人的问题人们大多看不见——正所谓“眼不见，心不烦”。
27. Troops shot anyone suspicious on sight
    部队士兵一见到任何可疑的人马上就开枪。
28. The bathroom is not a pretty sight. The wallpaper's peeling, the tiles are crumbling.
    浴室破旧不堪。墙纸剥落了，瓷砖也裂了。
29. They have set their sights on the world record
    他们的目标是冲击世界纪录。
30. Although people sometimes buy property sight unseen, it's a remarkably bad idea.
    尽管人们有时没看房就买了房，但这真是一个很糟糕的主意。