| 词汇 | feast eyes on |
| 释义 | Idiom feast eyes onfeast (your) eyes on (someone/something) to look at someone or something with pleasure.We spent one whole day feasting our eyes on paintings I never thought I'd have the chance to see. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form a feast for the eyes - someone or something that is pleasing to look at: Potter's film is a feast for the eyes. feast (one's) eyes on (someone or something)To gaze upon something with joy or pleasure. Feast your eyes on this spread! Let's dig in! I got my report card today—feast your eyes on all those A's! feast (one's) eyes on (something)To gaze upon something with joy, pleasure, or admiration. Often used as an imperative. Ladies and gentlemen, feast your eyes on these exquisite works of art. I got my report card today—feast your eyes on all those A's! You were too busy feasting your eyes on the neighbor's car to realize you were watering the driveway. feast (one's) eyes on To be delighted or gratified by the sight of: We feasted our eyes on the paintings. feast one's eyes on, toTo enjoy the sight of something or someone. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 47, “With my love’s picture then my eye doth feast,” is one of the early sources of this metaphor. It may have been a cliché by the time George Meredith used it in The Adventures of Harry Richmond (1871): “The princess . . . let her eyes feast incessantly on a laughing sea.” |
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