eyeball

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n. 眼球 [医] 眼球

发音

UK /ˈaɪ.bɔːl/
US /ˈaɪ.bɔl/
/ˈaɪ.bɑl/

词形变化

eyeballs 复数 eyeballs eyeballed eyeballing eyeballs 三单 eyeballing 现在分词 eyeballed 过去式 eyeballed 过去分词

别名

eye-ball

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The ball of the eye.

    眼球

    睛球

    眼珠

    Near-synonym: eye

    You'll change your mind about not bothering with safety glasses once you've injured your eyeball. That's called closing the barn door after the horse gets out.

  2. 2.

    An instance of eyeballing something.

    Give this report an eyeball, will you please?

  3. 3.

    Surveillance.

    非正式
  4. 4.

    A readership or viewership.

    商务 复数形式

    We need compelling content for the new Web site so we can attract more eyeballs.

  5. 5.

    A face-to-face meeting.

    俚语

    We had an eyeball last year.

  6. 6.

    A favourite or pet; the apple of someone's eye.

v.
  1. 1.

    To gauge, estimate or judge by eye, rather than measuring precisely; to look or glance at.

    非正式 及物

    A good cook can often just eyeball the correct quantities of ingredients.

    Each geometric construction must be exact; eyeballing it and getting close does not count.

  2. 2.

    To stare at intently.

    非正式 及物

    Are you eyeballing my girl?

  3. 3.

    To roll one's eyes.

    不及物

词汇关系

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整体词 3

动词

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相关短语

词源

From eye + ball. Compare Middle English balle off the eye, balle of þe eyȝe (“eyeball”, literally “ball of the eye”).

来源:wiktionary