bug-eyed

/ˈbʌɡ aɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbʌɡ aɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbəg-ˌīd How to pronounce bug-eyed (audio)/ (ame, mw)

bug-eyed — adjective

1. with eyes that bulge forward and seem to push out from the face.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

with eyes that bulge forward and seem to push out from the face.

例句

The little goldfish is bug-eyed and has a short fan tail.

be bug-eyed (literal description)

Zuri drew a bug-eyed monster on the cover of her science notebook.

bug-eyed + noun

同義詞
  • pop-eyed

    often suggests a sudden look of shock rather than a permanent eye shape

  • wide-eyed

    focuses on eyes opened wide, not on them sticking out

  • googly-eyed

    more playful and humorous, often about a silly or lovestruck look

反義詞
  • deep-set

    describes eyes that sit farther back in the face instead of projecting outward

文法句型

be bug-eyed

bug-eyed + noun

用法筆記

Usually describes eyes that naturally stick out, or a deliberately comic facial expression. It can sound rude if you use it about a real person's appearance.

常見錯誤

The fish is bug eye.
The fish is bug-eyed.
💡the adjective needs the full hyphenated -ed form.