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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

真是狗嘴里吐不出象牙来啊，也难怪优雅的仙女儿成了前任，不过你说的美联航那事儿也确实让人大跌眼镜，空乘人员怎么能对乘客施行暴力呢？我宁可没桃花也不希望坐飞机遇到这种倒霉事儿。

zhēnshi gǒuzuǐ lǐ tǔ bù chū xiàngyá lái ā ，yě nánguài yōuyǎ de xiānnǚr chéng le qiánrèn ，bùguò nǐ shuō de Měiliánháng nà shìr yě quèshí ràng rén dà diēyǎnjìng ，kōngchéng rényuán zěnme néng duì chéngkè shīxíng bàolì ne ？wǒ nìngkě méi táohuā yě bù xīwàng zuò fēijī yùdào zhèzhǒng dǎoméi shìr 。

Tut tut, I suppose you can’t expect wise words from a scoundrel. No wonder the elegant goddess is now an ex, but the incident with United Airlines you brought up really was quite shocking. How can airline staff be violent with passengers? I’d rather have no one who likes me, than to come upon bad luck like that while flying.

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爱护环境、循环利用嘛。走走走，我去给你挑一副好看的3D眼镜。

àihù huánjìng 、xúnhuán lìyòng ma 。zǒu zǒu zǒu ，wǒ qù gěi nǐ tiāo yī fù hǎokàn de yǎnjìng 。

Care for the environment, recycle and reuse. Let’s go, I’ll help you choose a good looking pair of 3D glasses.

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仔细想想，其实还是自己带眼镜比较卫生，而且我本身就戴眼镜，如果用派发的眼镜，还要在自己的眼镜上架着另一副眼镜，特别笨拙。

zǐxì xiǎng xiǎng ，qíshí háishi zìjǐ dài yǎnjìng bǐjiào wèishēng ，érqiě wǒ běnshēn jiù dài yǎnjìng ，rúguǒ yòng pàifā de yǎnjìng ，hái yào zài zìjǐ de yǎnjìng shàng jià zhe lìng yī fù yǎnjìng ，tèbié bènzhuō 。

Think about it, in fact, it is more hygienic to bring your own glasses. And since I already wear glasses, if I place another pair of glasses on top of mine it becomes especially clumsy.

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又没有提前提醒要自带眼镜，现在电影院都那么过分的吗？

yòu méiyǒu tíqián tíxǐng yào zìdài yǎnjìng ，xiànzài diànyǐngyuàn dōu nàme guòfèn de ma ？

There was no reminder to bring your own glasses beforehand, are cinemas too much now?

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刚取完，工作人员偏要让我买3D眼镜，说现在已经不免费提供了。

gāng qǔ wán ，gōngzuòrényuán piānyào ràng wǒ mǎi yǎnjìng ，shuō xiànzài yǐjīng bù miǎnfèi tígōng le 。

Just as I picked up the tickets the staff insisted I buy 3D glasses, saying that it is not available for free now.

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只有你这个不操心的爸爸才不重视孩子的视力呢，现在多少孩子还没上小学就戴着眼镜一副小学究的样子。

zhǐ yǒu nǐ zhège bù cāoxīn de bàba cái bù zhòngshì háizi de shìlì ne ，xiànzài duōshao háizi huán méi shàng xiǎoxué jiù dài zhe yǎnjìng yī fù xiǎo xuéjiū de yàngzi 。

Only you, as the father is not worried and doesn’t pay attention to the child's vision. Nowadays many children are wearing glasses before going to elementary school. They look like elementary school scholars.

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字太小了，我没戴眼镜看不见。

zì tàixiǎo le ，wǒ méi dài yǎnjìng kànbujiàn 。

The characters are too small, I can't read them without my glasses on.

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穿白色上衣、戴黑框眼镜的那一个，看到没？

chuān báisè shàngyī 、dài hēikuāng yǎnjìng de nà yī gè ，kàndào méi ？

The one in white, wearing black-framed glasses. Do you see him?

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有四个人戴黑框眼镜，是哪一个？

yǒu sì gè rén dài hēikuāng yǎnjìng ，shì nǎ yī ge ？

There are four with black frames. Which one?

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戴黑框眼镜的那一个就是我男朋友。

dài hēikuāng yǎnjìng de nà yī gè jiùshì wǒ nán péngyou 。

The one with the black frames on his glasses is my boyfriend.

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