eyeball
n
1 round part of the eye within the eyelids and socket 眼珠; 眼球. =>illus 见插图.
2 (idm 习语) ,eyeball to `eyeball (with sb) (infml 口) confronting a person closely; face to face 互相对视; 面对面
We must discuss the situation eyeball to eyeball. 我们要面对面地研究一下这种情况.
He reasoned with them, and tried to persuade them to set him free.
他跟这些人讲道理,试图说服他们把他放了。
Professor Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey bees communicate in their dark hives.