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 sight /ˈsaɪt/
 景觀,視力,眼界,閱讀,見解,意見(vt.)看見,瞄準(vi.)瞄準,觀看(a.)即席的

 sight /ˈsaɪt/ 名詞
 視力,情景,光景,瞄準(器),觀測(器)

 sight
 視線; 視野

 sight
 視線 視野 視覺

 Sight v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sighting.]
 1. To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a wreck.
 2. To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to sight an object, as a star.
 3. To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight; as, to sight a rifle or a cannon.

 Sight, v. i. Mil. To take aim by a sight.
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 Sight n.
 1. The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land.
    A cloud received him out of their sight.   --Acts. i. 9.
 2. The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes.
 Thy sight is young,
 And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle.   --Shak.
    O loss of sight, of thee I most complain!   --Milton.
 3. The state of admitting unobstructed vision; visibility; open view; region which the eye at one time surveys; space through which the power of vision extends; as, an object within sight.
 4. A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing.
    Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.   --Ex. iii. 3.
    They never saw a sight so fair.   --Spenser.
 5. The instrument of seeing; the eye.
    Why cloud they not their sights?   --Shak.
 6. Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the sight of only one person.
 7. Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was harmless.
    That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.   --Luke xvi. 15.
 8. A small aperture or optical device through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained; -- used on surveying instruments; as, the sight of a quadrant.
    Thier eyes of fire sparking through sights of steel.   --Shak.
 9. An optical device or small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a gun, or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle, pistol, etc., by means of which the eye is guided in aiming.  A telescope mounted on a weapon, such as a rifle, and used for accurate aiming at distant targets is called a telescopic sight.
 10. In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame or the like, the open space, the opening.
 11. A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money. [Now colloquial]
 Note: ☞ Sight in this last sense was formerly employed in the best usage. “A sight of lawyers.”
    A wonder sight of flowers.   --Gower.
 At sight, as soon as seen, or presented to sight; as, a draft payable at sight: to read Greek at sight; to shoot a person at sight.
 Front sight Firearms, the sight nearest the muzzle.
 Open sight. Firearms (a) A front sight through which the objects aimed at may be seen, in distinction from one that hides the object. (b) A rear sight having an open notch instead of an aperture.
 Peep sight, Rear sight. See under Peep, and Rear.
 Sight draft, an order, or bill of exchange, directing the payment of money at sight.
 To take sight, to take aim; to look for the purpose of directing a piece of artillery, or the like.
 Syn: -- Vision; view; show; spectacle; representation; exhibition.

 sight
      n 1: an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife
           brought him back to reality"; "the train was an
           unexpected sight"
      2: anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the
         television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"
      3: the ability to see; the faculty of vision [syn: vision, visual
         sense, visual modality]
      4: a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a
         firearm or surveying instrument
      5: a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no
         wrong"
      6: the range of vision; "out of sight of land" [syn: ken]
      7: the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get
         a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was
         limited" [syn: view, survey]
      8: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
         "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of
         money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must
         have cost plenty" [syn: batch, deal, flock, good
         deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess,
          mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot,
          quite a little, raft, slew, spate, stack, tidy
         sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew]
      v : catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight
          of the king's men coming over the ridge"