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1 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
2 scrupulous attention to detail

一板三眼

yī bǎn sān yǎn

1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail

一眼看穿

yī yǎn kàn chuān

1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)

一饱眼福

yī bǎo yǎn fú

1 to feast one's eyes on (idiom)

Sample Sentences

打打那以后，爸爸就发现了一件怪事。他观察到他那三岁的儿子变得沉默寡言，很怕见生人。而且还有意无意地一直盯着自己，眼神中充满了疑惑。问他，他也不说。

dǎ dǎ nà yǐhòu ，bàba jiù fāxiàn le yījiàn guàishì 。tā guānchá dào tā nà sānsuì de érzi biàn de chénmòguǎyán ，hěn pà jiàn shēngrén 。érqiě hái yǒuyìwúyì de yīzhí dīng zhe zìjǐ ，yǎnshén zhōng chōngmǎn le yíhuò 。wèn tā ，tā yě bù shuō 。

After that, Daddy discovered something strange. He noticed that his three year-old son had become sullen and withdrawn, and afraid of meeting new people. Wittingly or unwittingly, he was always staring. His eyes were full of doubt. If you asked him about it, he wouldn't say anything.

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当然重要的一点是，她得崇拜我，要用迷离崇拜的小眼神看着我，这样才能让我更有动力为她去征服全世界。

dāngrán zhòngyào de yīdiǎn shì ，tā děi chóngbài wǒ ，yào yòng mílí chóngbài de xiǎoyǎnshén kàn zhe wǒ ，zhèyàng cáinéng ràng wǒ gèng yǒu dònglì wèi tā qù zhēngfú quánshìjiè 。

Of course one important aspect is that she must worship me. She has to look at me with a doe-eyed look of awe. That way I'll have more motivation to go out and conquer the world.

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他懂得我的眼神，马上就不说话了。

tā dǒngde wǒ de yǎnshén ，mǎshàng jiù bù shuōhuà le 。

He understood what that glance meant and immediately stopped talking.

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我看您这眼神儿不好使，还是尽快去配一副眼镜吧。

wǒ kàn nín zhè yǎnshénr bù hǎoshǐ ，háishì jǐnkuài qù pèi yī fù yǎnjìng ba 。

Is there something wrong with your eyesight, maybe you should go and get some glasses.

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有时是一张照片，有时是一首歌，有时是视线末端的画面，有时甚至只是一个眼神，它们都会逼我回去看，看我失去的东西，那恋恋不舍的爱情。

yǒushí shì yì zhāng zhàopiàn ，yǒushí shì yì shǒu gē ，yǒushí shì shìxiàn muòduān de huàmiàn ，yǒushí shènzhì zhǐshì yí ge yǎnshén ，tāmen dōuhuì bī wǒ huíqu kàn ，kàn wǒ shīqù de dōngxi ，nà liànliànbùshě de àiqíng 。

Sometimes it is photographs, sometimes it's a song, sometimes it's the scene in the distance, or sometimes it's just an expression. They all force me to go back, to regard what I've lost, the love which is hard to leave behind.

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你总是喜欢亲亲和抱抱，无论妈妈有多难过，看着你无忧无虑的眼神，心情就会变好。

nǐ zǒngshì xǐhuan qīnqīn hé bàobào ，wúlùn māma yǒu duō nánguò ，kànzhe zhe nǐ wúyōuwúlǜ de yǎnshén ，xīnqíng jiù huì biàn hǎo 。

You always like hugs and kisses, so no matter how sad mummy is, seeing your carefree expression, always makes me feel better.

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一个眼神，一个心跳，

yī gè yǎnshén ，yī gè xīntiào ，

That glance, that beating of our hearts

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考场里都是分开坐的，距离远，我眼神也不好。而且万一旁边同学也没背怎么办？

kǎochǎng lǐ dōu shì fēnkāi zuò de ，jùlí yuǎn ，wǒ yǎnshén yě bù hǎo 。érqiě wànyī pángbiān tóngxué yě méi bèi zěnme bàn ？

The seats in the testing room are separated and far apart. My eyesight isn't so good either. In addition, if the classmates next to me haven't memorized the stuff either, what then?

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哟，想象一下那种猥琐的眼神，我鸡皮疙瘩也起来了。你们说碰到这种上司该怎么办啊？

yō ，xiǎngxiàng yīxià nà zhǒng wěisuǒ de yǎnshén ，wǒ jīpí gēda yě qǐlái le 。nǐmen shuō pèngdào zhèzhǒng shàngsi gāi zěnme bàn a ？

Ugh, just thinking of that wretched look in his eyes gives me goosebumps. What do you guys think, if you come across a boss like this, what should you do?

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我同意刘小乐的意见，刚才我还看到李强跟胡兵互相看了一下。另外，我还观察到刘小乐的眼神不对，所以我也有点怀疑她。

wǒ tóngyì Liú Xiǎolè de yìjiàn ，gāngcái wǒ hái kàndào Lǐ Qiáng gēn Hú Bīng hùxiāng kàn le yīxià 。lìngwài ，wǒ hái guānchá dào Liú Xiǎolè de yǎnshén bù duì ，suǒyǐ wǒ yě yǒudiǎn huáiyí tā 。

I agree with Liu Xiaole's opinion. I just saw Li Qiang and Hu Bing look at each other. In addition to that, I noticed a weird look in Liu Xiaole's eyes, so I suspect her a bit as well.

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