3FAMOUSsomeone who is visible is in a situation in which a lot of people notice them 引人注目的
highly visible politicians
十分引人注目的政治家
nCOLLOCATIONS
adverbs
clearly/plainly visible
The fracture was clearly visible on the X-ray.
highly visible
Cyclists should wear highly visible colours.
easily visible
By July 26, Mercury should be easily visible in the evening sky.
barely/hardly visible
The parked car was barely visible in the darkness.
phrases
visible to the naked eye (=able to be seen without using special equipment)
The comet is now visible to the naked eye.
a visible sign
He considered the expensive car a visible sign of his achievement.
Examples from the Corpus
visible• He lit the cigarette, keeping both his hands high and visible.• I could feel the blood gone from my face and I knew that my panic was visible.• The stagesoverlap with each other and the process is both continuous and deliberately visible.• The marks are in faintgold, and hardly visible.• The results of the housing policy are clearly visible.• Only the top of his head was visibleabove the water.• The impact on wealthdistribution was already visible by the end of 1992, as Table 8-7 shows.• The other important but less visible change is that those who operate the robots and computers are part-time women workers.• A singleheadlight was suddenly visible far below them.• Trim any visiblefat before frying the meat.• The churchtower is visible from the next village.• No stitching is visible from the right side.• No solar eclipses will be visible from the United States in 1996, and only two will be visible from Earth.• The bulletholes are still clearly visible in the walls.• Black performers have become much more visible on Broadway.• Detectives found no visiblesigns of a struggle.• The stars were barely visible that night.• These stars are barely visible to the naked eye.
visible signs• The visible signs are of two mainsorts.• The most visible signs of a growing revivalist spiritappeared in the ministry of James McGready in Kentucky.• Terry had the desire to see how they had been affected, or for any visible signs of compulsion.• When a church is in her infancy there will be the most visible signs of growth, as with a child.• Funeralfurnishing was a trade in which the outward and visible signs of his merchandise helped to advertise his craft.• Yet daytime is also believed to be responsible for about 75% of the visible signs of skinageing.• The neighborhood people sent money, but they had to be careful of more visible signs of support.• The visible signs of this malaise included the loss of inner-city population and jobs and the deterioration of inner-city housing.
visible change• The other important but less visible change is that those who operate the robots and computers are part-time women workers.• Then, with a visible change of heart, she carefully smoothed it out again.• Then, without a visible change of mood, he became inscrutable.• The visible changes which this programmecreates have some positive effects on women's place in the discipline.• The biggest visible changes will probably be seen in television programming.
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤be可見▸➤become變得可見▸➤remain, stay仍然看得見◇The scars remained visible all her life.這些傷疤伴隨了她一生。➤leave sth, make sth使⋯可見◇We cut the trees down to make the lake visible from the house.我們把樹砍倒,這樣在屋裏就能看見湖了。ADVERB➤all too, clearly, easily, highly, particularly, plainly, readily, very非常明顯;清晰可見;特別明顯;顯而易見◇His relief was all too visible.他顯然如釋重負。◇The election poster was clearly visible from the street.選舉海報在街頭頗為醒目。◇Italy has a highly visible environmental movement.意大利展開了聲勢浩大的環境保護運動。➤completely, fully, quite完全可見;十分明顯◇The tide was now out, leaving the wreck fully visible.現在潮退了,沉船完全露了出來。◇Ellie's quite visible embarrassment埃莉十分明顯的尷尬➤just剛剛能看見◇The mountains were just visible, dusky and black.黑黝黝的群山朦朧可辨。➤barely, hardly, scarcely幾乎看不見◇The flat boats were barely visible.扁平的小船幾乎看不見。➤almost差不多能看見▸➤partially若隱若現▸➤dimly, faintly模糊/隱約可見◇A figure was dimly visible in the evening gloom.沉沉的暮色裏一個身影隱約可見。➤immediately能一眼看見的◇Women are advised to wait where they are not immediately visible to approaching traffic.建議婦女等人時不要站在來往車輛能夠一眼看見的地方。➤still仍然能看見的▸➤no longer再不能看見PREPOSITION➤from從⋯能看見◇Their house is not visible from the street.他們的房子從街上看不見。➤through通過⋯能看見◇Visible through the window is a row of small houses.從窗口望去可見一排小房子。➤to⋯能看見◇Its contents were visible to all of them.裏面的東西他們全都看得見。PHRASES➤visible to the naked eye肉眼能看見的◇tiny spiders that are hardly visible to the naked eye肉眼幾乎看不見的小蜘蛛
➡ See also the entry for marked另见marked条visible ♦︎ on display ♦︎ noticeable ♦︎ in evidence ♦︎ discernible ♦︎ in viewThese words all describe sb/sth that can be seen or noticed.这些词均表示看得见的、明显的、能注意到的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆visible / noticeable / discernible to / in / from sb / sth◆a visible / a noticeable / a discernible effect / feature / difference / change◆clearly visible / in evidence / discernible / in view◆still visible / on display / noticeable / in evidence◆particularly visible / noticeable / in evidence◆just / barely visible / noticeable / discernible■visiblethat can be seen; that is obvious enough to be noticed看得见的;可见的;明显的;能注意到的◆The house is clearly visible from the beach.从海滩上就能清楚地看到那座房子。◆Most stars are not visible to the naked eye.大多数星星肉眼看不见。◆He showed no visible sign of emotion.他丝毫不露声色。OPPinvisible ⇨ invisible see also distinguishable ⇨ recognizable▸visibly
adverb
◆He was visibly shocked.看得出他大为震惊。■on diˈsplay
idiom
put in a place where people can look at it陈列;展出◆Designs for the new sports hall are on display in the library.新体育馆的设计图展示在图书馆里。◆The old carriages were put on permanent display in the Museum of Transport.那些旧式客车厢在交通博物馆里长期陈列展览。■noticeableeasy to see or notice; clear or definite显著的;显而易见的◆Her scars are hardly noticeable now.她的伤疤现在几乎看不出来了。◆It was noticeable that none of the family were present.很明显这一家没有人在场。◆The new filing system is a noticeable improvement on the old one.这种新的存档系统比过去那种有着显著的改进。 see also notice ⇨ notice▸noticeably
adverb
◆Her hand was shaking noticeably.她的手显然在颤抖。◆Marks were noticeably higher for girls than for boys.女孩子的分数明显地高于男孩子。■in ˈevidence
idiom
present and clearly seen显眼;显而易见◆The police were much in evidence at today's demonstration.今天的示威集会上警察随处可见。■discernibledɪˈsɜːnəbl; NAmEdɪˈsɜːrnəbl (formal) that can be noticed, discovered or understood, especially when it is not easy to see, understand, etc.(尤指不易辨察、理解等的事物)可识别的,能觉察出的◆There is often no discernible difference between rival brands.竞争品牌之间往往看不出明显的区别。◆His face was barely discernible in the gloom.黑暗中很难看清他的脸。 see also discern ⇨ identify■in ˈview
phrase
that can be seen from where sb/sth is looking看得见的;在视野中的◆There was nobody in view.一眼望去,一个人也没有。◆They cleared the fence and lay down in view of(= where they could see) the camp.他们拆掉篱笆,在一个看得见营地的地方躺了下来。◆He was shot in full view of(= where he could be clearly seen by) a large crowd.他在众目睽睽之下被人枪杀了。OPPout of sight ⇨ invisible