I have witnessed their capacity for courage, and though we are worlds apart, like us, there’s more to them than meets the eye. I am Optimus Prime, and I send this message to any surviving Autobots taking refuge among the stars: we are here, we are waiting.
——Transformers
我目睹了他们无畏的勇气,尽管这里一样有战争,跟我们一样,眼见,并不一定为凭!我是擎天柱,向星际间所有流亡的博派人发出此讯息,我们在这里,等你们!
——《变形金刚》
一、下面我们来看看eye有几种含义
n.
1.眼睛 [C] either of the ten organs on the face that you see with
Don't jab out my eye!
别戳掉我的眼睛!
2.视力;视觉;观察力,眼光 [C] the ability to see
You really have an eye for something.
在某些方面你的确有眼光。
3.见解,观点 [C] point of view, judgment
It is a mere coincidence that they see eye to eye on this point.
他们在这一点上见解一致完全是巧合。
4.眼,孔,眼状物 [C] something having an appearance suggestive of an eye
There are two eyes in the left side of the notebook for fixing papers.
笔记本左侧有两个孔以固定纸张。
5.(风)眼;中心 [C] the ~ of a / the storm, tornado, hurricane, etc.
The eye of hurricane is just 20km far from us, we'd better go to basement for safety.
飓风眼离我们只有20公里了,安全起见最好到地下室去。
v.
注视;审视;细看 [T] to look at sb / sth carefully, especially because you want sth or you are suspicious of sth
The police eyed the group of pickpockets to confirm the appearance details.
警察仔细打量着这群小偷以确认外表细节特征。
二、下面我们来学习一下含有eye的常见短语
bird's eye
鸟瞰的
bird's eye view
鸟瞰,俯视图
bull's eye
命中靶心的弹丸靶心,鹄的,打中靶心的一击
electric eye
n.光电池,电眼
eye opener
n. 使人瞠目吃惊的事物,醒眼酒 大开眼界
三、最后,来做个填词游戏吧
Every _______ at the conference was focused on the rostrum.
代表们的眼光都集注在大会主席台上。