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Pinyin
mù
Definition
eye / item / section / list / catalogue / table of contents / order (taxonomy) / goal / name / title
目 [mù]
[名]
1. 眼睛: eye
- 目光: (light of the eye)
- 醒目: (easy to see)
- 历历在目: (vividly recalled)
- 目指气使: (to command with one's gaze, implying arrogance)
2. 看,视: look; regard
- 目语: (look in silence)
- 目论: (to interpret without self-awareness or narrow-mindedness)
3. 想要达到的地点、境地或想要得到的结果: goal; destination
- 目的: (purpose; intention, also refers to the center of an archery target)
4. 大项中再分的小项: item
- 条目: (list item)
- 纲举目张: (to outline the main points and elaborate on the details)
5. 名称: name
- 数目: (number of items)
- 巧立名目: (to create a name or title artificially)
6. 标题: title
- 目录: (catalog)
7. 生物学分类系统上所用的等级之一: order
- 鸟纲中有雁形目和鸡形目: (within the class of birds, there are orders of Anseriformes and Galliformes)
8. 孔眼: mesh
- 网目: (mesh of a net)
9. 指为首的人: chief
- 头目: (leader)
目 [mù]
[动]
1. 观看,注视: look; regard
2. 递眼色,使眼: give a hint with the eyes
3. 看待: treat with; regard as
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目 [mù]
[名]
【本义】: 眼睛
【造字法】: 象形。甲骨文和小篆字形象眼睛形,外边轮廓象眼眶,里面象瞳孔。小篆处理为线条。先秦时期多用“目”,两汉以后,用眼逐渐多起来。“目”具有书面语色彩。
1. 同本义: eye
【引】
1. 《说文》:目,人眼,象形。
2. 《礼记·郊特牲》:目者,气之清明者也。
3. 《韩诗外传》:目者,心之符也。
4. 《易·小畜卦》:夫妻反目。
5. 《左传·宣公二年》:睅其目,皤其腹。
6. 宋·范仲淹《岳阳楼记》:满目萧然。
7. 晋·干宝《搜神记》:瞋目大怒。
8. 《聊斋志异·狼三则》:目似瞑。
9. 清·薛福成《观巴黎油画记》:目不忍睹。
【例】
又如: 目不斜视 (eyes fixed straight ahead, signifies integrity); 目见耳闻 (to witness personally and hear personally); 目治手营 (to observe with one's eyes and practice with one's hands); 目空一世 (to regard everything with scorn); 目眩神摇 (dizzying blinding spectacle); 目无下尘 (eyes do not lower, signifies arrogance); 目耗 (blurred vision); 目指 (to indicate with one's eyes); 目眦 (eye socket); 目珠 (eyeball); 目睛 (pupil); 目精 (eye);
2. 目光;眼力: eye-sight
【引】
1. 《晋书·孙惠传》:四海注目。
【例】
又如: 目捷 (quick of sight); 目击道存 (to know the path as soon as one sees it); 目色 (vision); 目使颔令 (using eye gestures to control others); 目注 (to stare at); 目波 (a gaze like flowing water); 目逆 (to meet one's gaze); 目极 (to look far and strain one's vision)
3. 孔眼: mesh
【引】
1. 郑玄《诗谱序》:举一纲而万目张。
【例】
又如: 纲举目张; 一个60目的筛
4. 条目;要目: item
【例】
如: 目次 (table of contents)
5. 目录: catalogue
【例】
如: 参考书目; 故事节目
6. 首领;头目: chieftan
【引】
1. 《广东军务记》:夷目嘉符。
【例】
又如: 目把 (a small leader among certain ethnic minorities)
7. 分类学上位于科之上、纲之下的类别: order
【例】
如: 松柏目 (the order of conifers)
8. 名目,数目;行列: name of a thing; number; row
【引】
1. 宋·文天祥《后序》:不在使者之目。
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目 [mù]
[动]
1. 观看,注视: look; regard
【引】
1. 《史记·陈涉世家》:指目陈胜。
2. 唐·柳宗元《柳河东集》:指目牵引。
【例】
又如: 目过 (to read quickly); 目下十行 (to read extremely quickly); 目及 (to see); 目染 (to be influenced by sight); 目笑 (to smile while looking); 目礼 (to show respect with one's eyes); 目断 (to watch until out of sight); 目识 (to remember at a glance); 目属 (to gaze and pay attention); 目艳 (to feel envy upon seeing beauty); 目为 (to regard as)
2. 递眼色,使眼: give a hint with the eyes
【引】
1. 《史记·高祖本纪》:酒阑,吕布因目留高祖。
2. 《史记·项羽本纪》:数目项王。
【例】
又如: 目交心通 (to exchange feelings through eye contact); 目挑眉语 (to communicate affection through eye gestures); 目指气使 (to command with one's gaze); 目禁 (to prohibit someone with one's gaze); 目语额瞬 (to express intentions with eyebrows and eyes)
3. 看待: treat with; regard as
【引】
1. 清·黄宗羲《柳敬亭传》:不敢以说书目敬亭。
dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied / stunned
unbearable to look at / an eyesore
不识庐山真面目 bù shì Lú shān zhēn miàn mù
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain / fig. can't see the forest for the trees
庐山真面目 lú shān zhēn miàn mù
the truth of sth.
to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
catalog / table of contents / directory (on computer hard drive) / list / contents
repertoire / list of plays or operas
to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
with glaring eyes / glowering
warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom) / pleasing / delightful
good-looking / pleasing to the eye
to attract attention / noticeable
kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking / benign-faced
repulsive countenance / disgusting appearance
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
to fool people (idiom) / to pull the wool over people's eyes
target / goal / objective / CL:個|个[ge4]
to have a dizzy spell / dazzled
lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes
the eye cannot take it all in (idiom); too many good things to see / a feast for the eyes
regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program) / program (TV or radio)
Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates, such as pigs, cows, giraffes etc)
to raise eyebrows / to cast sidelong glances (expressing fear or indignation) / shocked / surprised