stare fixedly; gaze attentively
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to gaze intently; to watch with rapt attention
formalUsed to describe someone being so absorbed in watching something that their eyes do not move. Neutral in tone.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
mù目
bù不
zhuǎn转
jīng睛
de地
dīng盯
zhe着
mó魔
shù术
shī师
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
。
The children stared fixedly at the magician's performance.
Tā他
dú读
nà那
běn本
xiǎo小
shuō说
shí时
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
mù目
bù不
zhuǎn转
jīng睛
。
When he was reading that novel, he was utterly absorbed, his eyes glued to the page.
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Tā她
mù目
bù不
zhuǎn转
jīng睛
de地
kàn看
zhe着
chuāng窗
wài外
de的
dà大
hǎi海
，
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
chén沉
sī思
。
She gazed intently at the sea outside the window, lost in thought.