Sức nhìn, thị lực; sự nhìn, khả năng nhìn

long sight

tật viễn thị

near sight

tật cận thị

loss of sight

sự mù, sự loà

Sự nhìn, sự trông; cách nhìn

to catch sight of somebody

nhìn thấy ai

to translate at sight

nhìn và dịch ngay

Tầm nhìn

victory out of sight

lẫn mất

to put something out of sight

giấu cất vật gì; lờ cái gì đi

out of my sight!

cút đi cho rãnh mắt!, cút đi cho khuất mắt!

Cảnh, cảnh tượng; cuộc biểu diễn; sự trưng bày

a roses are a sight to see

những bông hồng này trông thật đẹp mắt

( số nhiều) cảnh đẹp; thắng cảnh

( a sight) (thông tục) sự bừa bộn; người (vật) bừa bộn

(thông tục) số lượng nhiều

it will cost a sight of money

cái đó sẽ tốn khối tiền

( số nhiều) sự ngắm; máy ngắm, ống ngắm (ở súng...)

to take a careful sight before firing

ngắm cẩn thận trước khi bắn

line of sight

đường ngắm

Thấy, trông thấy, nhìn thấy; nhận thấy

Quan sát, chiêm nghiệm, trắc nghiệm (một ngôi sao..) bằng ống ngắm

Ngắm (súng)

Lắp máy ngắm (vào súng...)

to make a sight of oneself

ăn mặc lố lăng

out of sight, out of mind

(tục ngữ) xa mặt cách lòng

set one's sights on something

quyết tâm

a sight of something

(thông tục) rất nhiều cái gì

take a sight

ngắm hoặc quan sát bằng ống ngắm

sight unseen

không có cơ hội để xem xét, kiểm tra trước

to take a sight at (of)

(từ lóng) vẫy mũi chế giễu

sức nhìn

điểm nhìn

sự nhìn, điểm nhìn

máy ngắm

sự ngắm (trắc địa)

sự nhìn, trông, thị giác nhìn thấy, cảnh

khả năng nhìn

kiểm soát

sight glass

kính kiểm soát (chất lạnh)

kiểm tra

check by sight

kiểm tra bằng mắt

oil sight glass

kính kiểm tra dầu

sight control

kiểm tra bằng mắt

sight feed glass

kính kiểm tra dầu

sight glass

kính kiểm tra

kính ngắm

optical sight

kính ngắm quang học

ngắm (máy ảnh)

ngắm máy

elevation of sight

độ cao điểm ngắm máy

đường ngắm

line-of-sight distance

khoảng cách theo đường ngầm

lỗ quan sát

quan trắc

noon sight

quan trắc chính ngọ

sight gauge

dụng cụ quan trắc

sự ngắm

back sight

sự ngắm đằng sau

fore sight

sự ngắm đằng trước

sự nhìn

back sight

sự nhìn ngược (trắc địa)

thị lực

sàng lá chè xanh

N.

Eyesight, vision, eyes: His sight was completely restoredby the operation.

Field of view or of vision, range ofvision, ken, perception, view, eyeshot, gaze: We turned acorner, and at last the welcoming lights of the pub came intosight. 3 spectacle, scene, show; rarity, marvel, wonder,phenomenon; pageant: I shall never forget the sight of BiffyHarbottle, stark naked, standing on that table in the officers'club. We went to Rome to see the sights. 4 mess, disaster,eyesore, monstrosity, Colloq fright, atrocity: The flat lookeda sight after the boys finally moved out.

Catch sight of.spot, notice, descry, spy, espy, glance at, (catch a) glimpse(of), (get a) look or peep or peek at, Colloq take a gander at,get a look-see at, Slang get a load of, US glom, pipe: Wecaught sight of a sinister-looking person slipping behind apillar. 6 out of sight. a remote, distant, far-away, unseeable,imperceptible, invisible: She soon walked out of sight down theroad. The mortar emplacement is out of sight, over the hill. bunusual, rare, extraordinary, outrageous, imaginative,awe-inspiring, incredible, shocking, unreal, moving, jolting,Colloq neat, cool, Brit brilliant, brill: The gig last nightwas out of sight, man.

V.

Look, view, (take) aim, peer, peek, peep, draw a bead:Sight along this stick and you'll see a cluster of stars calledthe Pleiades. 8 spot, see, catch sight of, mark, observe,behold, view, distinguish, discern, identify, note, notice,remark, glimpse, descry, espy, spy: A group of bird-watchershave sighted a golden eagle recently in the Grampians.

N. & v.

N.

A the faculty of seeing with the eyes (lost hissight). b the act or an instance of seeing; the state of beingseen.

A thing seen; a display, show, or spectacle (not apretty sight; a beautiful sight).

A way of looking at orconsidering a thing (in my sight he can do no wrong).

A rangeof space within which a person etc. can see or an object be seen(he's out of sight; they are just coming into sight).

(usu.in pl.) noteworthy features of a town, area, etc. (went to seethe sights).

A a device on a gun or optical instrument usedfor assisting the precise aim or observation. b the aim orobservation so gained (got a sight of him).

Colloq. a personor thing having a ridiculous, repulsive, or dishevelledappearance (looked a perfect sight).

Colloq. a great quantity(will cost a sight of money; is a sight better than he was).

V.tr.

Get sight of, esp. by approaching (they sightedland).

Observe the presence of (esp. aircraft, animals, etc.)(sighted buffalo).

Take observations of (a star etc.) with aninstrument.

A provide (a gun, quadrant, etc.) with sights. badjust the sight of (a gun etc.). c aim (a gun etc.) withsights.

Near at hand (salvationis in sight). in (or within) sight of so as to see or be seenfrom. lower one's sights become less ambitious. out of mysight! go at once! out of sight 1 not visible.

Colloq.excellent; delightful. out of sight out of mind we forget theabsent. put out of sight hide, ignore. set one's sights on aimat (set her sights on a directorship). sight for the gods (orsight for sore eyes) a welcome person or thing, esp. a visitor.sight-glass a transparent device for observing the interior ofapparatus etc. sighting shot an experimental shot to guideriflemen in adjusting their sights. sight-line a hypotheticalline from a person's eye to what is seen. sight-read (past andpast part. -read) read and perform (music) at sight.sight-reader a person who sight-reads. sight-screen Cricket alarge white screen on wheels placed near the boundary in linewith the wicket to help the batsman see the ball. sight-singsing (music) at sight. sight unseen without previousinspection.

Sighter n. [OE (ge)sihth]