sight 的用法及固定搭配

sight

1.at sight,at first sight,catch sight of,come in sight (of),in sight (of),lose sight of,on sight,within sight (of)等表达方式里都没有a 或the。at (the) sight of(一见了…以后)里可以有the,也可以没有the。

2.at sight和on sight都作“在某人或某物被见了以后立刻地”解。除了在payable at(或on)sight(见票后立即付款的)中以外,似乎通常用at sight。例如:

  • This is a draft payable at(或on)sight. (这是一张见票即付的汇票。)
  • He reads French at sight. (他一见了法语便能读[不必预备]。)

3.The land came in sight是“陆地被见到了”。We came in sight of land可能有两个意思:“我们见到陆地了。”或“我们被陆地上的人见到了。”

4.in sight是“被见到的”,但in sight of是“见到…的”,如Land is now in sight和We are now in sight of land。within sight相当于in sight,within sight of相当于in sight of,通常都用在譬喻里。例如:Peace was soon within sight. 和We were soon within sight of peace.

5.I have lost sight of him可能有两个意思:“我已经不见他了。”或“我不知道他的下落。”

6.The children were terrified by the sight of him(孩子们见了他害怕)里的the sight of him不可改作his sight。