| 词汇 | on sight |
| 释义 | Idiom on sight as soon as someone or something is seen.The law now requires all pigeons in the area to be shot on sight.Even very young children can recognize certain words on sight. on sightAs soon as someone or something is or can be seen. Police have orders to shoot the suspect on sight. on sightAlso, at sight. Immediately upon seeing, as in The soldiers threatened to shoot looters on sight, or He's able to multiply those three-digit figures at sight. [Second half of 1400s] do something on ˈsightdo or feel something as soon as you see somebody/something: She complained constantly about the hotel, which she hated on sight.The soldiers were ordered to shoot on sight.on sight Immediately upon being seen: threatened to shoot looters on sight. |
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