at first sight
乍看之下,一见钟情,一见如故
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Definitions
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- : the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- : an act, fact, or instance of seeing.
- : one's range of vision on some specific occasion: Land is in sight.
- : a view; glimpse.
- : mental perception or regard; judgment.
- : something seen or worth seeing; spectacle: the sights of London.
- : Informal. something unusual, surprising, shocking, or distressing: They were a sight after the fight.
- : Commerce. presentation of a bill of exchange: a draft payable at two months after sight.a showing of goods, especially gems, held periodically for wholesalers.
- : Older Use. a multitude; great deal: It's a sight better to work than to starve.
- : an observation taken with a surveying, navigating, or other instrument to ascertain an exact position or direction.
- : any of various mechanical or optical viewing devices, as on a firearm or surveying instrument, for aiding the eye in aiming.
- : Obsolete. skill; insight.
Phrases
- sight for sore eyes, a
- sight unseen
- at first blush (sight)
- at sight
- can't stand the sight of
- catch sight of
- heave into sight
- in sight
- know by sight
- lose sight of
- love at first sight
- lower one's sights
- on sight
- out of sight
- raise one's sights
- second sight
- see the sights
- set one's sights on
- twenty-twenty hindsight
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Examples
After losing his sight to smallpox in 1759 at the age of 2, John Gough developed a heightened sense of touch.
Consistency of posting is also key to staying Instagram-relevant, hence the need to be visible and active to remain in users’ sight.
Amid the maelstrom of negative news about the dangers of misinformation and the exploitation of private data, it’s easy to lose sight of how technology might help.
Use the right mix of short-tail, long-tail, geo-targeting, and LSI keywords to help your business become a frequent sight on the first page of Google for industry-specific and local searches.
Last week, you set your sights on breaking baseball records, albeit in a shortened season.
There was the obvious sight gags of Valerie not realizing who everyone was clapping for, when the party was clapping for her.
The gathering of the thousands of cops had been a soul-stirring sight.
Thanks to the Atlanta case, they can now see another in plain sight.
I wonder if the seasoned salesman can spot the billionaires on sight.
In the afternoon, about a thousand people marched in protest through the largest Prague square, with police nowhere in sight.
And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
But at the instant I caught a sight of my counterfeit presentment in a shop window, and veiled my haughty crest.
The Vine is a universal favorite, and rarely out of view; while it often seems to cover half the ground in sight.