eye-watering
adjective (also eyewatering) uk/ˈaɪˌwɔː.tə.rɪŋ/ us/ˈaɪˌwɑː.t̬ɚ.ɪŋ/
(SURPRISING)
(在数目方面)令人极度惊讶的
extremely surprising, because of being great in amount
The oil giants' profits are eye-watering. 这些石油巨头的利润令人瞠目结舌。
Despite taking an eyewatering pay cut, he has no regrets about his career change. 尽管薪水少得可怜,但他对自己的职业转变并不后悔。
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- The firm owes an eye-watering £3.5bn.
- These guys work eye-watering hours.
- The cost to the taxpayer of these proceedings is eye-watering.
(CAUSING TEARS)
引起人流泪的
causing tears to form in your eyes
The smoke was eye-watering and acrid. 烟味令人流泪,刺鼻难闻。
Wasabi is the eyewatering, hot Japanese horseradish that is usually served on sushi. 日式芥末是一种刺激人流泪、很辣的日本辣根,通常用在寿司上。
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- He received an eye-watering kick in the groin.
- An initial sweet, fruity flavor is quickly followed by an intense and eyewatering heat that will not subside for several minutes.
- Each opened shelf in the collection wafted out the eye-watering stench of an old-fashioned preventive measure against insect invasion.