see eye to eye

see eye to eye — 慣用語

1. for two people or groups to hold the same opinion or point of view about somethi

1.慣用語B2
釋義

看法一致

雙方意見相同，相處和諧

for two people or groups to hold the same opinion or point of view about something, so that they can work or socialise with each other without conflict.

例句

Camila and her business partner could never see eye to eye on the company's future.

Camila 和她的合夥人對公司的未來方向始終無法達成共識。

negated: could never see eye to eye on [topic]

The city council members do not see eye to eye about the new parking rules.

市議會成員對新的停車規定看法不一致。

negated: do not see eye to eye about [topic]

同義詞
  • agree

    more general and direct; see eye to eye is a more vivid, idiomatic equivalent

  • be on the same page

    common in workplace contexts; similar meaning but less emphatic on mutual understanding

  • see things the same way

    less compact; used to explain the idiom's meaning in plain language

反義詞
  • disagree

    direct opposite; less colourful than the negative form of the idiom

  • differ

    slightly more formal; can imply the difference does not necessarily cause conflict

  • be at odds

    stronger; suggests active conflict rather than mere difference of opinion

文法句型

see eye to eye (with someone)

see eye to eye on/about something

cannot / could not see eye to eye

用法筆記

Most common in negative constructions (don't see eye to eye, couldn't see eye to eye) or with modals like cannot. The phrase is followed by with + person and optionally on/about + topic. Affirmative uses tend to appear with adverbs like always or usually.

常見錯誤

❌They see eyes to eyes about the plan.
✅They see eye to eye about the plan.
💡The idiom keeps the singular form 'eye' in both positions; it never changes to plural.