2016年7月11日 星期一

red-eye (also red-eye flight)



red-eye 

Pronunciation:

NOUN

1[MASS NOUN] The undesirable effect in flash photography of people appearing to have red eyes, caused by a reflection from the retina when the flashgun is too near the camera lens:a pre-flash emission to minimize red-eye
1.1(also red-eye flight) 1968[IN SINGULAR] informal, chiefly North American A flight on which a passenger cannot expect to get much sleep on account of the time of departure or arrival:she caught the red-eye back to New York
2freshwater fish with red eyes, in particular:
2.1British rudd.
2.2North American rock bass.
3[MASS NOUN] US informal Cheap whisky.
3.1Canadian drink made from tomato juice and beer.

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