词组 | sight |
释义 | 1.at sight,at first sight,catch sight of,come in sight (of),in sight (of),lose sight of,on sight,within sight (of) 等表达方式里都没有 a 或 the。at (the) sight of(一见了……以后)里可以有 the,也可以没有 the。 2.at sight 和on sight 都作“在某人或某物被见了以后立刻地”解。除了在 payable at(或on)sight(见票后立即付款的)中以外,似乎通常用at sight。例如: This is a draft payable at(或on)sight. (这是一张见票即付的汇票。) He reads French at sight. (他一见了法语便能读[不必预备]。) 3.The land came in sight 是“陆地被见到了”。We came in sight of land 可能有两个意思:“我们见到陆地了。”或“我们被陆地上的人见到了。” 4.in sight 是“被见到的”,但 in sight of 是“见到……的”,如 Land is now in sight 和 We are now in sight of land。within sight 相当于 in sight,within sight of 相当于 in sight of,通常都用在譬喻里。例如:Peace was soon within sight. 和 We were soon within sight of peace. 5.I have lost sight of him 可能有两个意思:“我已经不见他了。”或“我不知道他的下落。” 6.The children were terrified by the sight of him(孩子们见了他害怕)里的 the sight of him 不可改作 his sight。 |
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