cat's eye

短语

[医] 猫眼症

词形变化

cats' eyes 复数 cat's eyes 复数

别名

cat's-eye catseye

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A retroreflective device placed on a road surface as a marking that can be seen even at night.

    猫眼

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  2. 2.

    A glass marble with elongated colourful inclusions running through its axis.

    猫眼

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  3. 3.

    A gemstone exhibiting chatoyancy.

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  4. 4.

    Cymophane (translucent yellow chatoyant chrysoberyl).

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  5. 5.

    A sea snail, Lunella smaragda

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  6. 6.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cat, eye.; the eye of a cat.

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词源

An allusion to the way a cat's eyes will appear to glow when illuminated in the dark. In mineralogy, a calque of French œil de chat.

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