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目
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Definitions
- 1. eye
- 2. (literary) to look; to regard
- 3. eye (of a net); mesh
- 4. item; section
- 5. list; catalogue
- 6. (taxonomy) order
- 7. name; title
Example Sentences
1 shown我認為我們該換個題 目 。
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Words Containing 目
to see with one's own eyes
Cuculiformes, order of birds including cuckoo
eyes
Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍|李时珍[lǐ shí zhēn]
to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears
a pleasant change
lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes
to glare at
to quarrel
catalog
Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
Homoptera (insect suborder including cicadas, aphids, plant-hoppers, shield bugs etc)
to watch and listen attentively
clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document)
distressing sight (idiom)
the boss
Cetacea (whale family)
lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate
Stomatopoda, order of marine crustaceans (whose members are called mantis shrimps)
to pass off fish eyes for pearls
academic subject
visual
a scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom)
category
at the present time
Perissodactyla
to focus attention upon
to look over
general facial appearance; features
man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
rhyme entry
see 薊馬|蓟马[jì mǎ]
destination address
Order Digenea (including trematode worms that parasite humans)
account
to fabricate excuses (idiom)
target
television program
numeral
amount
to let one's eyes rove
as everyone can appreciate (idiom); clear to all
eyelid twitch
blind
unbearable to look at
to estimate visually
see 目不忍視|目不忍视[mù bù rěn shì]
multipurpose
seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others
Insectivora
(idiom) dazed
gaudy
to see for oneself
to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
eyewitness
Hymenoptera (insect order including ants and bees)
unobtrusive
chapter title (in a novel)
talent show
lit. the masses are sharp-eyed (idiom)
lit. the eye cannot bear to see it (idiom)
lit. the head of a river deer and the eyes of a rat (idiom)
Dinosauria, superorder within class Sauropsida containing dinosaurs and birds
glare
to fool people (idiom)
order Proboscidea (elephants and mammoths)
true identity
see 萬目睽睽|万目睽睽[wàn mù kuí kuí]
eyes and ears
Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates, such as pigs, cows, giraffes etc)
to witness
a scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom)
as far as the eye can see
theatrical piece (play or opera)
as far as the eye can see
to look at the sky in sorrow
to glower at each other (idiom)
hard target
to attract attention
to grieve
to have eyes without luster (idiom)
lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae)
openly and without fear
fills the eyes (of a beautiful view, scene of desolation etc)
at present
to look
lit. not even peek at the garden
in a catatonic state
the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant
an item in accounts
Virupaksa (on of the Four Heavenly Kings)
item
regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program)
repulsive countenance
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
target market
kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
dizzy; dazzled
overall target
Coraciiformes, class of birds including kingfishers and hornbills
lit. to fill one's eyes with glittering jewels
eye-grabbing (headline)
attention
Diptera (insect order including flies)
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
imam (Islam) (loanword)
to have a lifeless look in one's eyes (idiom)
to be influenced
milkfish (Chanos chanos)
up until now
to pay no heed to the regulations
to dazzle
complete change (idiom); facelift
not to glance sideways (idiom)
lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom)
repertoire
Class Magnoliopsida (biology)
to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
(idiom) too appalling to look at
to close one's eyes
attractive
Carnivora, order of carnivores within Mammalia
target matching task
repertory
lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom)
outstanding
eyesight (i.e. quality of vision)
as far as the eye can see
true colors
planned target
order Passeriformes (perching birds)
to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom); extremely skilled
to be dizzy and see stars
detailed listing
The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[wú jiǎn rén]
to relax with one's eyes closed
thousands of staring eyes (idiom)
lit. eye startled, mouth struck dumb (idiom); stunned
Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類|蝶类 and moths 蛾類|蛾类)
to return only a blank stare
Saurischia or lizard-hipped dinosaurs, order within superorder Dinosauria
talk show
booklist
order of rodents (rats, squirrels etc)
to speak with the eyes
to scowl and stare down
bibliography
subject
see 一目十行[yī mù shí háng]
name
pretty
if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
to make sheep eyes at
until now; so far
dazzling (idiom)
(literary) to look over
to follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc)
lit. the eye cannot take it all in (idiom)
subheading
eyepiece
gazing fixedly (idiom)
eyeball
mokuma-gane (loanword)
(sieve) mesh size; (sandpaper) grit size
to gnash one's teeth in anger
suborder Theropoda (beast-footed dinosaur group) within order Saurischia containing carnivorous dinosaurs
dictionary headword
to receive worldwide attention
(dialect) gum (in one's eyes)
Iraq Oil for Food Program
Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists
to meet the eye
variety show
lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable to see one's own faults
warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom)
anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all
in one's eyes
destination (location)
Coleoptera (insect order including beetles)
the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant
to check the accounts
sporting event
with glaring eyes
Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
to attract attention
gaze; (fig.) attention
dazzling
to wipe one's eyes
blind
to stare
account
subdirectory (computing)
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
item
stupefied
(slang) stupid
to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters
program
to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on
Ornithopoda (suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs)
to open one's eyes wide
purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
short-sighted
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily
ringleader
Orthoptera (insect order including grasshoppers, crickets and locusts)
obvious at a glance (idiom)
Hemiptera (suborder of order Homoptera, insects including cicadas and aphids)
table of contents
short-sighted
dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied
important substance (of a document)
ten lines at a glance (idiom)
with no regard for law or discipline (idiom); flouting the law and disregarding all rules
goggles
progress
Ornithopoda, suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs including iguanodon
to witness personally
thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom); beset by troubles
item
milkfish (Chanos chanos)
(TCM) excessive blinking of the eyes
vivid in one's mind (idiom)
Barramundi
flatfish
glittering jewels to delight the eye (idiom)
to be dazzled and stunned (idiom)
to verify accounting records
mind
appearance
lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes
object detection (computer vision)
to be shortsighted
(marked) price
video program
see 刮目相看[guā mù xiāng kàn]
to have a face as terrifying as a temple's guardian deity (idiom)
see 頭昏目眩|头昏目眩[tóu hūn mù xuàn]
has eyes but can't see (idiom); unable or unwilling to see the importance of sth
to cut sb a severe look (idiom)
to have a highly retentive memory
intermittent target
aimless
to make eyes
mesh
to raise eyebrows
anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all
to begin to take shape
halibut
Semu
nowadays
to have a dizzy spell
to make a catalogue
names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)
the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors
eye socket
radio program; broadcast program
to dazzle the eyes
project management
stunned
sporting event
suborder (taxonomy)
superorder (taxonomy)
primate order (including monkeys, hominids etc)
Thecodontia (obsolete taxonomic grouping of reptiles)
the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious
beautiful and heartwarming