as soon as seen or shown一见(就) He shot the enemy officer at sight.他一看见那个敌军官就把他击毙了。
on sight
as soon as seen or shown一见(就) He shot the enemy officer at sight.他一看见那个敌军官就把他击毙了。
at sight|on sight|sight
adv. phr. 1. The first time the person or thing is seen; as soon as the person or thing is seen. First graders learn to read many words on sight.Mary had seen many pictures of Grandfather, so she knew him on sight. Compare: AT ONCE1. 2. On demand, on asking the first time. The money order was payable at sight.
on sight
As anon as addition or article is or can be seen. Police accept orders to shoot the doubtable on sight.Learn more: on, sight
on sight
Also, at sight. Immediately aloft seeing, as in The soldiers threatened to shoot looters on sight, or He's able to accumulate those three-digit abstracts at sight. [Second bisected of 1400s] Learn more: on, sight
do article on ˈsight
do or feel article as anon as you see somebody/something: She complained consistently about the hotel, which she hated on sight. ♢ The soldiers were ordered to shoot on sight.Learn more: on, sight, something
on sight
Immediately aloft actuality seen: threatened to shoot looters on sight.Learn more: on, sightLearn more:
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