bug-eyed

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

bug-eyed — 形容詞

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

1.形容詞C1
釋義

凸眼的

眼睛明顯向外凸出

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.

那條小金魚是凸眼的，還有一條短短的扇形尾巴。

be bug-eyed (literal description)

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

Zuri 在她的自然課筆記本封面上畫了一隻凸眼的怪物。

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.