eye-watering

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

這個字我們還沒有寫成教學內容。以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,方便你先看懂它的意思。

eye-wateringadj

  • 1

    Having an odour, vapours or smoke which causes irritation to the eyes.

  • 2

    Having an extremely bad odour.

  • 3

    So expensive that (figuratively) it would make one's eyes water.

    • Toyota is developing a hydrogen fuel cell car, but the research and development costs are eye-watering. By contrast, a British firm, Riversimple, is producing a cheap, compact two-seater, which will probably come to dominate the small car market, particularly for drivers who cannot plug in a car at home.
    • Both residents and drivers know that the cost of the current proposals to improve the A628 from Mottram all the way to the Flouch Inn has already reached eye-watering billions.
  • 4

    Of a shocking or surprising nature.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。