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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

眼光 [yǎnguāng]
  1. 1. noun [视线] gaze
  2. 2. noun [观察能力] vision
    在选拔人才方面,他非常有眼光
    He has real vision when it comes to promoting talent.
  3. 3. noun [观点] perspective
    你不能用老眼光来评价现在的年轻人。
    You can't apply outdated perspectives when criticizing today's youth.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

眼光 [yǎnguāng]
  1. 1. eye
    她的眼光锐利,什么事情都瞒不过她。
    You can hide nothing from her sharp eyes.
  2. 2. sight; foresight; insight; vision
    眼光远大
    farsighted
    眼光短浅
    shortsighted
    政治眼光
    political foresight
    历史眼光
    historical perspective

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

眼光 [yǎnguāng]
  1. 1. 视线
    同学们都把眼光集中在老师的脸上。
  2. 2. 观察鉴别事物的能力;见识
    眼光短浅。
    他提拔新人有眼光
  3. 3. 观点;看法
    不能用旧眼光看新事物。
  4. 4. "眼光"②跟"眼界"不同。"眼光"②指观察鉴别能力,只有高低之别,而无广狭之分;"眼界"指知识见闻,有广狭之分,而无高低之别。

Examples

她用爱抚的眼光看着那个婴儿。
She looked at the baby tenderly. 爱抚
他那贪婪的眼光露出馋涎欲滴的神情。
There was a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes. 馋涎欲滴
用发展的眼光看人
look at a person with an eye on the course of his development 发展
不要用固定眼光看问题。
Don't take a static view of things. 固定
代表们的眼光都集注在大会主席台上。
All eyes at the conference were focused on the rostrum. 集注
眼光尖利
sharp-eyed 尖利
敏锐的政治眼光
keen political insight 敏锐
他们都用奇异的眼光看着我。
They all looked at me with astounded eyes. 奇异
眼光锐利
sharp-eyed; sharp-sighted 锐利
锐敏的眼光
sharp-eyed; keen-sighted 锐敏

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