Describe Sight Flashcards

1
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If your vision is … you cannot see clearly.

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Blurred (vision)

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1 unclear in shape, or making it difficult to see shapes

2 difficult to remember or understand clearly

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Blurred /blɜːd $ blɜːrd/ Adjective
Ex: a blurred photo.
Blurred memories.

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3
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The ability to see

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Eyesight
Syn : sight
Ex you may have good/poor eyesight

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4
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A slight pain in your eyes e.g.from reading a lot.

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Eye strain

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5
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A feeling of slight pain (noun)

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Discomfort

Ex: cause discomfort

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6
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Verb
Shut and open your eyes quickly
intransitive] if lights blink, they shine unsteadily or go on and off quickly

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Blink /blɪŋk/

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7
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Noun

تاری دید

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Blurred vision

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8
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Adj for eyes
Painful, red, or swollen
متورم و قرمز

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Irritated /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd/

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9
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Noun
تورم و سوزش (بیماری چشمی)
التهاب (چشمی)

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Irritation

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10
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Verb
Make sth less unpleasant or painfull
Syn?

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Ease sth

Syn: alleviate sth

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Verb

Change sth slightly to make it more suitable

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Adjust sth

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12
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Verb

Remove or get rid of sth

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Eliminate sth

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13
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Glare /ɡleə $ ɡler/

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Noun
1 [singular, uncountable] a bright unpleasant light which hurts your eyes.
2 [countable] a long angry look.
Verb
1 look angrily at someone for a long time → stare
2 [always + adverb/preposition] to shine with a very strong bright light which hurts your eyes.
Ex: The sun glared down on us.

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14
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Slightly wet, often in a way that is useful or pleasant.

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Moist

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15
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Slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant.

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Damp

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Verb

Look at sth for a long time because you are interested in it or are thinking about sth else

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Gaze at sth

Ex: we stood at the top of the hill and gazing at the breathtaking view

17
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Adj

Very impressive sight (view, scenery)

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Breathtaking

Syn:spectacular

18
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Adv

Only with great difficulty or effort SYN only just

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Barely

Ex:the port was barely visible through the early mirning haze.

19
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Noun

Smoke, dust, or moist in the air which is hard to see through

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Haze

Adj: hazy

20
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Verb

Make sth/sb out

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To be just able to see or hear sth

Ex: he could just make out a dark shape moving towards him.

21
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Phrasal verb

Appear

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Come into view/sight

Opp:disappear from view/sight

22
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Verb

Stand without moving

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Stand still

Ex: the two deers stood completely still looking us.

23
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Verb

Look at sb/sth carefully or because you are suspicious of them/it.

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Eye sb/sth

Ex: The man behind the desk eyed us suspiciously.

24
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Adj

Wary /ˈweəri $ ˈweri/

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someone who is wary is careful because they think something might be dangerous or harmful
Ex:be wary of (doing) something
I’m a bit wary of driving in this fog.

25
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Noun and adv of warry

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Noun: wariness
Adv: warily

26
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Glimpse /ɡlɪmps/

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Noun: a very brief look. نگاه گذرا
Verb: to get a brief look at.نگاه گذرا کردن

27
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Collocation contains glimpse

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Catch a glimpse of sb/sth
Or
Glimpse sth
Ex: we caught a glimpse of the actress as she left the theatre.

28
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Collocation

Means to see sb/sth suddenly, often when you have been hoping to see them

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Catch sight of sb/sth

Ex: she caught a sight of her cousin in the crowd.

29
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Verb

Spot sb/sth

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To see sb/sth suddenly especially when they are hard to see.

Ex: I spotted several mistakes in my work before I handed it in.