/aɪ ||; aɪ/noun[C] an eye for an eye used to say that you should punish sb by doing to him/her what he/she has done to sb else 以眼还眼；采取同样的手段回击 as far as the eye can see→FAR²be up to your eyes in sth(informal 非正式) to have more of sth than you can easily do or manage 忙得不可开交 before sb's very eyes in front of sb so that he/she can clearly see what is happening 就在某人眼前；当着某人的面 cast an eye/your eye(s) over sb/sth→CAST¹catch sb's attention/eye→CATCH¹cry your eyes out→CRY¹have (got) your eye on sb to watch sb carefully to make sure that he/she does nothing wrong 监视，仔细观察（提防某人做错事） have (got) your eye on sth to be thinking about buying sth 想买，看中（某物） in the eyes of sb/in sb's eyes in the opinion of sb 在某人看来: She was still a child in her mother's eyes. 在她妈妈眼里，她还是一个小孩子。 in the public eye→PUBLIC¹keep an eye on sb/sth to make sure that sb/sth is safe; to look after sb/sth 确保…安全；照看: Please could you keep an eye on the house while we're away? 我们外出的时候，可不可以给我们照看一下房子？ keep an eye open/out (for sb/sth) to watch or look out for sb/sth 留心；留意 keep your eyes peeled/skinned (for sb/sth) to watch carefully for sb/sth 留心；注意 look sb in the eye→LOOK¹the naked eye→NAKEDnot bat an eye→BAT²see eye to eye (with sb)→SEEset eyes on sb/sth→SET¹turn a blind eye→BLIND¹with your eyes open knowing what you are doing 知道自己在做什么: You went into the new job with your eyes open, so you can't complain now. 你是睁着眼睛从事这新工作的，现在怪不得谁。