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keep eyes open

/ahy/US // aɪ //UK // (aɪ) //

睁大眼睛,睁大双眼,睁大眼睛看看,睁大眼睛看

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    plural eyes, ey·en [ahy-uhn] /ˈaɪ ən/ or eyne [ahyn]. /aɪn/.

    • : the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
    • : the aggregate of structures situated within or near the orbit that assist, support, or protect the eye.
    • : this organ with respect to the color of the iris: blue eyes.
    • : the region surrounding the eye: a black eye; puffy eyes.
    • : sight; vision: a sharp eye.
    • : the power of seeing; appreciative or discriminating visual perception: the eye of an artist.
    • : a look, glance, or gaze: to cast one's eye at a beautiful necklace.
    • : an attentive look, close observation, or watch: to be under the eye of a guard.
    • : regard, view, aim, or intention: to have an eye to one's own advantage.
    • : a manner or way of looking at something; judgment; opinion: To my eye, it's a great plan.We are all equal in the eyes of the law.Evaluate the text with a critical eye.
    • : a center of light, intelligence, influence, etc.
    • : something resembling or suggesting the eye in appearance, shape, etc., as the opening in the lens of a camera, a peephole, or a buttonhole.
    • : Botany. the bud of a potato, Jerusalem artichoke, etc.a small, contrastingly colored part at the center of a flower.
    • : the central spot of a target; bull's-eye.
    • : a choice center cut of meat: an eye of round; the eye of the rib.
    • : one of the round spots on the tail feathers of a peacock.
    • : the hole in a needle.
    • : a hole made in a thing for the insertion of some object, as the handle of a tool: the eye of an ax.
    • : a metal or other ring through which something, as a rope or rod, is passed.
    • : the loop into which a hook is inserted.
    • : Electronics. a photoelectric cell or similar device used to perform a function analogous to visual inspection.
    • : Building Trades. a ring on the end of a tension member, as an eye bar or eye bolt, for connection with another member.
    • : a hole formed during the maturation of cheese, especially Emmenthaler or Gruyère.
    • : a loop worked at the end of a rope.
    • : Meteorology. the approximately circular region of relatively light winds and fair weather found at the center of a severe tropical cyclone.
    • : eyes, Nautical. the extreme forward part of the upper deck at the bow of a vessel.
    • : Nautical. the precise direction from which a wind is blowing.
v.有主动词 verb
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    eyed, ey·ing or eye·ing.

    • : to fix the eyes upon; view: to eye the wonders of nature.
    • : to observe or watch narrowly: She eyed the two strangers with suspicion.
    • : to make an eye in: to eye a needle.
v.无主动词 verb
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    eyed, ey·ing or eye·ing.

    • : Obsolete. to appear to the eye.

Phrases

  • eye for an eye, an
  • eye opener, an
  • eyes are bigger than one's stomach, one's
  • eyes in the back of one's head, have
  • eyes open, with
  • eye to eye
  • eye to the main chance, have an
  • eye to, with an
  • all eyes
  • apple of one's eye
  • believe one's ears (eyes)
  • bird's-eye view
  • black eye
  • bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
  • catch someone's eye
  • close one's eyes
  • cry one's eyes out
  • eagle eye
  • easy on the eyes
  • evil eye
  • feast one's eyes on
  • give someone the once-over (eye)
  • green-eyed monster
  • have an eye for
  • have one's eye on
  • hit between the eyes
  • hit the bull's-eye
  • in a pig's eye
  • in one's mind's eye
  • in the eye of the wind
  • in the public eye
  • in the twinkling of an eye
  • keep an eye on
  • keep an eye out
  • keep a weather eye
  • keep one's eye on the ball
  • keep one's eyes open
  • lay eyes on
  • look someone in the face (eye)
  • make eyes at
  • more than meets the eye
  • my eye
  • naked eye
  • one eye on
  • open one's eyes
  • out of the corner of one's eye

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • As the company firms up its offering in activewear, they’re also keeping an eye on what trends will help them grow.

  • We can be eyes and ears for law enforcement and communicate back to them, but we’re not civilian law enforcement.

  • The smoke particles from the wildfires raging all over the West Coast since August blocked the blue light from the sun, creating the orange and red-tinted spectacle for our human eyes.

  • Then, the edit team doubles down on a handful of those products that they think readers are particularly interested and integrates them in videos, newsletters, social posts and written content to get more eyes on them.

  • It can track their location and let parents keep an eye on where they go.

  • The numbers reinforce another article in the Post, in which cops confessed to “turning a blind eye” to minor crimes.

  • This attack, coming just days after the PlayStation DDoS, was certainly an eye-opener.

  • They eye the door anxiously, convinced that at any moment, a Pakistani or Iranian intelligence officer will come barging in.

  • Nervous fans can keep a vigilant eye on it via a webcam hosted on the town website that offers 24-hour goat viewing.

  • I think part of being in the public eye is getting recognized, and dealing with positive and negative scrutiny.

  • But Lucy had noted, out of the corner of her watchful eye, the arrival of Miss Grains, indignant and perspiring.

  • As his eye became accustomed to the gloom, David Arden saw traces of gilding on the walls.

  • As small letters weary the eye most, so also the smallest affairs disturb us most.

  • Ripperda's eye fell upon the mantle,—it was discoloured a dark red in many places, he nodded his head, and the man withdrew.

  • The noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh.