vi‧sion S3 W2 AC / vɪʒ ə n / 名词

1 [不可数名词] the ability to see 同义词 sight → visual :

She suffered temporary loss of vision after being struck on the head.

Tears blurred her vision (= made it difficult for her to see ) .

good/normal/poor etc vision

children who are born with poor vision

twenty-twenty/20–20 vision (= the ability to see perfectly )

night vision (= the ability to see when it is dark )

2 [不可数名词] the area that you can see :

a figure at the edge of her vision

sb’s field/line of vision (= the area someone is able to see without turning their head )

As the cars overtake you, they are temporarily outside your field of vision.

3 [可数名词] an idea of what you think something should be like

vision of

He had a clear vision of how he hoped the company would develop.

vision for

The President outlined his vision for the future.

grand/powerful/original etc vision

a grand vision for the country

4 have visions of something if you have visions of something happening, especially something bad, you imagine it happening :

I had visions of the kids getting lost and getting abducted by some weirdo.

5 [可数名词] something that you seem to see as part of a powerful religious experience :

She had a vision in which Jesus appeared before her.

in a vision

He became a monk after seeing Saint Apollinaris in a vision.

6 [不可数名词] the knowledge and imagination that are needed in planning for the future with a clear purpose :

We need a leader with vision and strong principles.

his enthusiasm and breadth of vision

7 a vision of beauty/loveliness etc literary someone who is very beautiful

8 [不可数名词] the quality of a picture that you can see on a television

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + vision

good I have good vision in my right eye.

normal Short-sighted children may be unaware of what people with normal vision can see.

perfect Babies aren’t born with perfect vision.

20–20 vision (= perfect vision ) The soldier had 20-20 vision.

poor/defective Her vision was quite poor and she always wore glasses.

blurred (= not clear ) He complained of headaches and blurred vision.

night vision (= the ability to see when it is dark ) Cats have good night vision but can’t see colour very well.

peripheral vision (= your ability to see things to the side of you when you are looking ahead ) She could read easily, but her peripheral vision was poor.

double vision (= when you see two of everything around you ) One of the symptoms of the illness is double vision.

tunnel vision (= when you can only see what you are directly looking at ) A pupil with tunnel vision may have difficulty finding the words written on the blackboard.

动词

blur sb’s vision (= make someone not see clearly ) Tears of fury blurred her vision, and she blinked them away.

clear your vision She blinked to clear her vision.