eye

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English - Vietnamese dictionary

eye /ai/

• danh từ
  • mắt, con mắt
  • (thực vật học) mắt (trên củ khoai tây)
  • lỗ (kim, xâu dây ở giày...)
  • vòng, thòng lọng (dây); vòng mắt (ở đuôi công); điểm giữa (đích tập bắn)
  • sự nhìn, thị giác
  • cách nhìn, con mắt
    • to view with a jaundiced eye: nhìn bằng con mắt ghen tức
  • cách nhìn, sự đánh giá
    • to have a good eye for: đánh giá cao, coi tọng
  • sự chú ý, sự theo dõi
    • to have one's eye on; to keep an eye on: để ý, theo dõi
  • sự sáng suốt
    • to open one's eyes: đã mở mắt ra, đã sáng mắt ra
  • all my eye [and Betty martin]
    • chuyện tầm phào, chuyện tào lao, chuyện bá láp, điều vô lý
  • an eye for an eye
    • ăn miếng trả miếng
  • to be all eyes
    • nhìn chằm chằm
  • to be up to the eyes in
    • ngập đầu (công việc, nợ nần)
  • to be very much in the public eye
    • là người có tai mắt trong thiên hạ
  • to cast sheep's eyes
    • (xem) sheep
  • to catch the speaker's eye
    • được chủ tịch (nghị viện) trông thấy mình giơ tay và cho phát biểu
  • to clap (set) one's eyes on
    • nhìn
  • eyes front!
    • (xem) front
  • eyes left!
    • (quân sự) nhìn bên trái!
  • eyes right!
    • (quân sự) nhìn bên phải!
  • the eye of day
    • mặt trời
  • to give on eye to someone
    • theo dõi ai; trông nom ai
  • to give an eye to someone
    • theo dõi ai; trông nom ai
  • to give the glad eye to somebody
    • (xem) glad
  • to have an eye for
    • có con mắt tinh đời về, rất tinh tế
  • to have an eye to something
    • lấy cái gì làm mục đích
  • to have an eye to everything
    • chú ý từng li từng tí
  • to have eyes at the back of one's head
    • có mắt rất tinh, cái gì cũng nhìn thấy
  • to have one's eye well in at shooting
    • mắt tinh bắn giỏi
  • his eyes arr bigger than his belly
    • no bụng đói con mắt
  • if you had half an eye
    • nếu anh không mù, nếu anh không đần độn
  • in the eyes of
    • theo sự đánh giá của, theo con mắt của
  • in the eye of the law
    • đứng về mặt pháp lý, đứng về mặt luật pháp
  • in the eye of the wind
    • ngược gió
  • in the mind's eye
    • trong trí tưởng tượng; trong sự nhìn trước
  • to lose an eye
    • mù một mắt
  • to make eyes
    • liếc mắt đưa tình
  • to make someone open his eyes
    • làm ai trố mắt nhìn (vì ngạc nhiên)
  • my eye(s)!
    • ồ lạ nhỉ!
  • to maked eye
    • mắt thường (không cần đeo kính)
  • to see eye to eye with somebody
    • đồng ý với ai
  • to see with half an eye
    • trông thấy ngay
  • to throw dust in somebody's eyes
    • (xem) dust
  • under the eye of somebody
    • dưới sự giám sát của ai
  • where are your eyes?
    • thong manh à?, mắt để ở đâu?
  • to wipe somwone's eys
    • (từ lóng) phỗng tay trên ai, đi nước trước ai
  • with an eye to something
    • nhằm cái gì

• ngoại động từ
  • nhìn quan sát, nhìn trừng trừng

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Advanced English dictionary

noun, verb
+ noun
part of body
1 [C] either of the two organs on the face that you see with: The suspect has dark hair and green eyes. + to close / open your eyes + to drop / lower your eyes (= to look down) + There were tears in his eyes. + I have something in my eye. + His eyes narrowed suspiciously. + Her eyes widened in horror. + to make / avoid eye contact with sb (= to look / avoid looking at them at the same time as they look at you) + All eyes were on him (= everyone was looking at him) as he walked on to the stage.
See also - BLACK EYE, SHUT-EYE
2 (-eyed) (in adjectives) having the type or number of eyes mentioned: a blue-eyed blonde + a one-eyed monster
ability to see
3 [sing.] the ability to see: A surgeon needs a good eye and a steady hand.
See also - EAGLE EYE
way of seeing
4 [C, usually sing.] a particular way of seeing sth: He looked at the design with the eye of an engineer. + She viewed the findings with a critical eye. + To my eye, the windows seem out of proportion. + She can do no wrong in his eyes.
of needle
5 [C] the hole in the end of a needle that you put the thread through
on clothes
6 [C] a small thin piece of metal curved round, that a small hook fits into, used for fastening clothes: It fastens with a hook and eye.
of storm
7 [sing.] a / the ~ of a / the storm, tornado, hurricane, etc. a calm area at the centre of a storm, TORNADO, etc.
on potato
8 [C] a dark mark on a potato from which another plant will grow
See also - CATSEYE, BULLSEYE, THE EVIL EYE, FISHEYE LENS, RED-EYE
Idioms: be all eyes to be watching sb/sth carefully and with a lot of interest: The kids were all eyes as he slowly unwrapped the package.
before / in front of sb's (very) eyes in sb's presence; in front of sb: He had seen his life's work destroyed before his very eyes.
be up to your eyes in sth to have a lot of sth to deal with: We're up to our eyes in work.
cast / run an eye / your eyes over sth to look at or examine sth quickly: Could you just run your eyes over this report?
clap / lay / set eyes on sb/sth (spoken) (usually used in negative sentences) to see sb/sth: I haven't clapped eyes on them for weeks. + I hope I never set eyes on this place again!
an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) (saying) used to say that you should punish sb by doing to them what they have done to you or to sb else: They advocate a justice system that works on the principle of an eye for an eye.
sb's eyes are bigger than their stomach used to say that sb has been GREEDY by taking more food than they can eat
for sb's eyes only to be seen only by a particular person: I'll lend you the letters but they're for your eyes only.
get / keep your eye in (BrE) (in ball games) to practise so that you are able to judge more clearly how fast and where the ball is going
have an eye for sth to be able to judge if things look attractive, valuable, etc: I've never had much of an eye for fashion. + She has an eye for a bargain.
have eyes in the back of your head to be aware of everything that is happening around you, even things that seem difficult or impossible to see: You can't get away with anything in her class-she has eyes in the back of her head.
have one eye / half an eye on sth to look at or watch sth while doing sth else, especially in a secret way so that other people do not notice: During his talk, most of the delegates had one eye on the clock.
have your eye on sb
1 to be watching sb carefully, especially to check that they do not do anything wrong: And remember, I'll have my eye on you so you'd better behave.
2 to be thinking about asking sb out, offering sb a job, etc. because you think they are attractive, good at their job, etc: He's got his eye on the new girl in your class.
have your eye on sth to be thinking about buying sth
in the eyes of the law, world, etc. according to the law, most people in the world, etc: In the eyes of the law she is guilty though few ordinary people would think so.
keep an eye on sb/sth to take care of sb/sth and make sure that they are not harmed, damaged, etc: We've asked the neighbours to keep an eye on the house for us while we are away.
keep an eye open / out (for sb/sth) to look for sb/sth while you are doing other things: Police have asked residents to keep an eye out for anything suspicious.
keep your eyes peeled / skinned (for sb/sth) to look carefully for sb/sth: We kept our eyes peeled for any signs of life.
look sb in the eye(s) / face (usually used in negative sentences and questions) to look straight at sb without feeling embarrassed or ashamed: Can you look me in the eye and tell me you're not lying? + I'll never be able to look her in the face again!
make eyes at sb
give sb the eye to look at sb in a way that shows that you find them sexually attractive: He's definitely giving you the eye!
my eye! (BrE, spoken) used to show that you do not believe sb/sth: 'It's an antique.' 'An antique, my eye!'
not see eye to eye with sb (on sth) to not share the same views as sb about sth: The two of them have never seen eye to eye on politics.
not (be able to) take your eyes off sb/sth to find sb/sth so interesting, attractive, etc. that you watch them all the time
one in the eye (for sb/sth) (informal) a result, action, etc. that represents a defeat or disappointment for sb/sth: The appointment of a woman was one in the eye for male domination.
only have eyes for / have eyes only for sb to be in love with only one particular person: He's only ever had eyes for his wife.
see, look at, etc. sth through sb's eyes to think about or see sth from another person's point of view: Try looking at it through her eyes for a change. + Events are seen through the eyes of a Polish refugee.
shut / close your eyes to sth to pretend that you have not noticed sth so that you do not have to deal with it: You can't just close your eyes to his violence. + They seem intent on shutting their eyes to the problems of pollution.
under the (watchful) eye of sb being watched carefully by sb: The children played under the watchful eye of their father.
with an eye for / on / to the main chance (BrE, usually disapproving) with the hope of using a particular situation in order to gain some advantage for yourself
with an eye to sth / to doing sth with the intention of doing sth: He bought the warehouse with an eye to converting it into a hotel.
with your eyes open fully aware of the possible problems or results of a particular course of action: I went into this with my eyes open so I guess I only have myself to blame.
with your eyes shut / closed having enough experience to be able to do sth easily: I've made this trip so often, I could do it with my eyes shut.
more at APPLE, BAT v., BEAUTY, BELIEVE, BIRD, BLIND adj., BLINK n., BLUE adj., CATCH v., CLOSE adj., COCK v., CORNER n., DRY n., EASY adj., FAR adv., FEAST v., HIT v., MEET v., MIND n., NAKED, OPEN adj., OPEN v., PLEASE v., PUBLIC adj., PULL v., ROVING, SIGHT n., TWINKLING, WEATHER n.
+ verb (eyeing or eying, eyed, eyed) [VN] to look at sb/sth carefully, especially because you want sth or you are suspicious of sth: to eye sb curiously / doubtfully / suspiciously / thoughtfully + He couldn't help eyeing the cakes hungrily. + They eyed us with alarm.
Phrasal Verbs: eye sb<->up (informal) to look at sb in a way that shows you have a special interest in them, especially a sexual interest

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Thesaurus dictionary

n.

1 eyeball, orb, Colloq optic:

The eye of the eagle is nearly as large as that of an elephant.

2 vision, (eye)sight, visual acuity, perception:

Her eyes are weakened by so much reading.

3 discernment, perception, taste, judgement, discrimination, percipience, perspicacity, appreciation, sensitivity; knowledge, recognition, comprehension:

Shirley has a good eye for Chinese antiques. Walmsley has the eye of an artist.

4 liking, affection, fondness, partiality, appreciation; lustfulness:

Old Bisley still has an eye for the girls.

5 ogle, leer, look, wink, glad eye, sidelong glance:

The barmaid gave me the eye as soon as I walked in.

6 view, respect, regard, aim, intention, purpose, design, plan, idea, notion:

He lent me the money with an eye to asking a favour in return.

7 attention, regard, look, scrutiny, view, examination, observation; supervision:

All our comings and goings were under the watchful eye of Scotland Yard.

8 guard, lookout, watch, vigil:

The class monitor is expected to keep an eye on the younger children.

v.

9 examine, scrutinize, look at, regard:

My future mother-in-law eyed me up and down.

10 behold, gaze or look or peer at or upon, contemplate, study, regard, view, inspect; watch, observe:

The doctor eyed the wound with concern.

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Collocation

¹ part of the body

ADJ.

VERB + EYE

EYE + VERB

EYE + NOUN

PREP.

PHRASES

² ability to see

ADJ.

PREP.

³ way of seeing

ADJ.

PREP.

PHRASES

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Concise dictionary

eyes|eyed|eying|eyeingaɪ
noun
+the organ of sight
+good discernment (either visually or as if visually)
+attention to what is seen
+an area that is approximately central within some larger region
+a small hole or loop (as in a needle)
verb
+look at

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