| 词汇 | clap eyes on sth |
| 释义 | clap eyes on sthclap eyes on sth 1 SEE British EnglishBrE informal to see someone or something, especially when you did not expect to 〔尤指意外地〕看见某人/某物 Mark had loved the house from the moment he clapped eyes on it. 马克一看到这房子就喜欢上了。 Examples from the Corpus clap eyes on somebody/something• Even so I was surprised to know that Louise has never clapped eyes on her.• And that's another thing, none of us have clapped eyes on him.• Peter Moores impresses more with bat and gloves every time I clap eyes on him.• But before I clap eyes on his miserable face, I intend to down as many cups of sack as I can!• I need you so much at times that I wish, sincerely wish I'd never clapped eyes on you. → clap eyes on somebody/something at clap1(1) 2 spokenSEE to see something or meet someone, especially for the first time 〔尤指初次〕遇见某人/看见某物 I loved that house from the moment I clapped eyes on it. 我一看见那栋房子就喜欢上了。 Examples from the Corpus set/lay/clap eyes on somebody/something• The couple fell in love before they had even set eyes on each other during a six-month long distance courtship.• Just hours earlier she had set eyes on the pretty two-year-old and sister Anna-Camilla, seven, for the first time.• Bedford disliked Halsey the minute he set eyes on him.• Never anywhere have I set eyes on such a one.• I bonded on the second night I laid eyes on Hyakutake.• How could she possibly know, since he had not set eyes on the girl?• No sooner did she set eyes on the gentleman than she recognised his pecuniary position to be merely temporary. → set/lay/clap eyes on somebody/something at eye1(11) |
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