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词汇 eyeful
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Definition of eyeful in English:

eyeful

noun ˈʌɪfʊlˈʌɪf(ə)lˈaɪˌfʊl
informal
  • 1A long steady look at something.

    〈非正式〉(对某事物的)饱览,长时间仔细观看

    when Granny catches anyone staring, she says to them ‘Had your eyeful yet?’
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Noah got an eyeful, but he was too sick to enjoy it.
    • There are few phenomena more scenic than the mountains at sunset, and what better way to get an eyeful than on a highway bike ride out to Cochrane or Bragg Creek?
    • It was at this venue last year that fans got an awful eyeful in a game against Geelong.
    • I saw several young women sporting cheerleader skirts, high heels and skimpy wee tops doing laps before the steps, making sure the boys got an eyeful.
    • She retrieved a second suitcase and they repeated the procedure, and again Graham got an eyeful as she spread her legs and then leaned forward to hand the case to him.
    • He has given us glimpses of his potential and now he will get the chance to give us an eyeful.
    • He got an eyeful when Wendy's cover slipped down.
    • If you've never seen their stage show, you can still get an eyeful from this album's black-and-white liner photos, which show the duo swooning or flopped like cast-off goth toys.
    • When no-one else is looking I bet he is getting an eyeful and it wouldn't surprise me one bit if one of these days he'll try it on.
    • She rose, stretched right in his face to be sure he got an eyeful, then sauntered toward the bathroom, waggling her hips to keep his eyes on her.
    • She offered him a good view of her cleavage in the process and shamelessly Brett helped himself to an eyeful.
    • She dipped low to shake his hand making sure he got an eyeful.
    • I spun around, and saw him leaning against the main office door, hands in pockets, giving me a knowing eyeful.
    • One woman in Vicar Lane had already snapped the flimsy strap on her vest top, and laughed as her breast fell out to give a gang of cheering lads an eyeful.
    • They sidled up to the guards, letting their cloaks loosen to let them get an eyeful.
    • Limerick shoppers will get an eyeful next Friday when an animal rights group holds a ‘naked’ demonstration against Duffy's Circus.
    • Deputy Chief Magistrate Mark Wellington got an eyeful yesterday, when a prisoner, who claimed to be hearing voices, dropped his pants and proceeded to strip in the court.
    • But I guarantee you, if you visit any high school during the passing period between classes, or at the end of lunch, you'll get an eyeful.
    • It may not be art, but visitors to this new museum will certainly get an eyeful.
    • After you've had a frightening eyeful, turn the page and discover where saturated and trans fats hide, and how to escape their deadly reach.
    Synonyms
    look at, peep at, peek at, glimpse of, view of, stare at, gaze at, gape at, ogle at, glance at
    examination of, inspection of, scan of, survey of, study of
    sight of
    informal gander at, load of, squint at
    British informal dekko at, shufti at, butcher's at
    Australian/New Zealand informal geek at, squiz at
    1. 1.1 An eye-catching person or thing.
      悦目的人(或物)
      she was quite an eyeful

      她长得相当动人。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The city was an eyeful with beautiful garden areas, architecture and plenty of sites to see.
      • She was an eyeful,’ Miguel and his friends began to hoot and holler again.
      • With her face-framing blonde hair, tight blue jeans and salmon-pink top, she is quite an eyeful and her voice, even if it lacks interesting colours, is accurate and true.
      • I did not get a chance to check out his space but was told it is quite an eyeful.
      • ‘You're not such a bad eyeful yourself,’ he smiled.
      • Sangavi in a leather outfit was an eyeful, as she serenaded with two dance numbers.
      • Since Pam is such an eyeful, we decided to take a closer look at the standards she applies in her own life.
      • The tables are a convenient eyeful, documenting poverty, unionization, and ‘demographic variation’ rates across national borders.
      • With scarcely any natural life save for a multitude of rock formations and thin brush, the flat, dusty wasteland was more of an eyesore than an eyeful.
      • And Marie-Josee Croze is more than an eyeful in her brief appearance.
      • Especially since Jill was an eyeful and I was just your average scruffy male.
      Synonyms
      beautiful sight, vision, joy to behold, picture, dream, sensation, beauty, dazzler
      belle, beauty queen, goddess, Venus
      informal stunner, looker, knockout, sight for sore eyes, bombshell, dish, cracker, smasher, lovely, good-looker, peach, honey, eye-catcher, bit of all right
      British informal, dated bobby-dazzler
  • 2A quantity or piece of something thrown or blown into the eye.

    一满眼(的量)

    an eyeful of woodworm fluid

    一眼睛的木蛀虫体液。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Or they're covered in clouds, and looking to see if they're there means an eyeful of rainwater.
    • By public places, I mean ‘enclosed’ spaces, although I have to say that I intensely dislike passing smokers in the street and getting an eyeful, a lungful, a hairful of their poisonous halitosis.
    • Another Sailor got an eyeful of hydraulic fluid while conducting catapult preventive maintenance checks.
    • The holes in the sides meant you still might end up with an eyeful of paint and the lack of full facial coverage meant you might go home with a few welts on the forehead.

Definition of eyeful in US English:

eyeful

nounˈaɪˌfʊlˈīˌfo͝ol
informal
  • 1A long, steady look at something.

    〈非正式〉(对某事物的)饱览,长时间仔细观看

    they wanted to get an eyeful of Lily
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you've never seen their stage show, you can still get an eyeful from this album's black-and-white liner photos, which show the duo swooning or flopped like cast-off goth toys.
    • One woman in Vicar Lane had already snapped the flimsy strap on her vest top, and laughed as her breast fell out to give a gang of cheering lads an eyeful.
    • Limerick shoppers will get an eyeful next Friday when an animal rights group holds a ‘naked’ demonstration against Duffy's Circus.
    • She dipped low to shake his hand making sure he got an eyeful.
    • Noah got an eyeful, but he was too sick to enjoy it.
    • But I guarantee you, if you visit any high school during the passing period between classes, or at the end of lunch, you'll get an eyeful.
    • After you've had a frightening eyeful, turn the page and discover where saturated and trans fats hide, and how to escape their deadly reach.
    • When no-one else is looking I bet he is getting an eyeful and it wouldn't surprise me one bit if one of these days he'll try it on.
    • I spun around, and saw him leaning against the main office door, hands in pockets, giving me a knowing eyeful.
    • They sidled up to the guards, letting their cloaks loosen to let them get an eyeful.
    • Deputy Chief Magistrate Mark Wellington got an eyeful yesterday, when a prisoner, who claimed to be hearing voices, dropped his pants and proceeded to strip in the court.
    • It was at this venue last year that fans got an awful eyeful in a game against Geelong.
    • He got an eyeful when Wendy's cover slipped down.
    • I saw several young women sporting cheerleader skirts, high heels and skimpy wee tops doing laps before the steps, making sure the boys got an eyeful.
    • She retrieved a second suitcase and they repeated the procedure, and again Graham got an eyeful as she spread her legs and then leaned forward to hand the case to him.
    • He has given us glimpses of his potential and now he will get the chance to give us an eyeful.
    • She offered him a good view of her cleavage in the process and shamelessly Brett helped himself to an eyeful.
    • She rose, stretched right in his face to be sure he got an eyeful, then sauntered toward the bathroom, waggling her hips to keep his eyes on her.
    • It may not be art, but visitors to this new museum will certainly get an eyeful.
    • There are few phenomena more scenic than the mountains at sunset, and what better way to get an eyeful than on a highway bike ride out to Cochrane or Bragg Creek?
    Synonyms
    look at, peep at, peek at, glimpse of, view of, stare at, gaze at, gape at, ogle at, glance at
    1. 1.1 A visually striking person or thing.
      悦目的人(或物)
      she was quite an eyeful

      她长得相当动人。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Since Pam is such an eyeful, we decided to take a closer look at the standards she applies in her own life.
      • She was an eyeful,’ Miguel and his friends began to hoot and holler again.
      • Sangavi in a leather outfit was an eyeful, as she serenaded with two dance numbers.
      • The tables are a convenient eyeful, documenting poverty, unionization, and ‘demographic variation’ rates across national borders.
      • And Marie-Josee Croze is more than an eyeful in her brief appearance.
      • I did not get a chance to check out his space but was told it is quite an eyeful.
      • With scarcely any natural life save for a multitude of rock formations and thin brush, the flat, dusty wasteland was more of an eyesore than an eyeful.
      • With her face-framing blonde hair, tight blue jeans and salmon-pink top, she is quite an eyeful and her voice, even if it lacks interesting colours, is accurate and true.
      • Especially since Jill was an eyeful and I was just your average scruffy male.
      • The city was an eyeful with beautiful garden areas, architecture and plenty of sites to see.
      • ‘You're not such a bad eyeful yourself,’ he smiled.
      Synonyms
      beautiful sight, vision, joy to behold, picture, dream, sensation, beauty, dazzler
    2. 1.2 A quantity or piece of something thrown or blown into the eye.
      一满眼(的量)
      an eyeful of fluid

      一眼睛的木蛀虫体液。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • By public places, I mean ‘enclosed’ spaces, although I have to say that I intensely dislike passing smokers in the street and getting an eyeful, a lungful, a hairful of their poisonous halitosis.
      • The holes in the sides meant you still might end up with an eyeful of paint and the lack of full facial coverage meant you might go home with a few welts on the forehead.
      • Another Sailor got an eyeful of hydraulic fluid while conducting catapult preventive maintenance checks.
      • Or they're covered in clouds, and looking to see if they're there means an eyeful of rainwater.
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