Definition
To attract someone's attention; to be noticed by someone.
引起某人的注意,吸引某人的目光。
Her bright red dress in the crowd immediately caught my eye.
她在人群中穿著的鮮紅色洋裝立刻引起了我的注意。
The exquisite artwork displayed in the shop window always catches the customers' eyes.
櫥窗裡展示的精美藝術品總是能吸引顧客的目光。
The way he limped as he walked caught my eye.
他走路時一瘸一拐的樣子引起了我的注意。
- C2
To get someone's attention, especially by making eye contact.
(尤指透過注視)引起某人的注意。
I tried to catch her eye so I could ask her to dance.
我試著引起她的注意,這樣我就可以邀請她跳舞。
He kept looking at me, trying to catch my eye.
他一直看著我,試著引起我的注意。
During the meeting, she tried to catch the boss's eye through eye contact.
在會議期間,她試著透過眼神接觸引起老闆的注意。
- C2
To be appealing or distinctive enough to be noticed and attract someone’s attention.
吸引注意
That brightly colored abstract painting really caught my eye in the gallery.
那幅色彩鮮豔的抽象畫在畫廊中確實吸引了我的目光。
The uniquely designed hat she wore caught everyone's eye.
她戴的那頂獨特設計的帽子吸引了所有人的目光。
The sculpture's extraordinary detail and craftsmanship caught everyone's eye.
這座雕塑的非凡細節和工藝吸引了所有人的目光。