piercing eye 火眼金睛
分类: 英语词汇
“火眼金睛”,原指《西游记》(Journey to the West )中孙悟空能识别妖魔鬼怪的眼睛。后用以形容人的眼光锐利,能够洞察一切( take in all with one's observant eyes),可以翻译为“ piercing eye;eagle-eyed,sharp-sighted”。
例句:
孙悟空火眼金睛,妖魔鬼怪辨得清。
With his piercing eye, Monkey King was able to tell monsters from an ordinary human being at the first glance.
火眼金睛的警官发现了三株大麻。
Three cannabis plants were found by eagle-eyed police officers.