核心问题
give an eye to 与 give the eye 有无区别?
词典解答
由于在 eye 之前使用了不同的冠词, 它们的意义是完全不同的。give an eye to 意为“照
看”：
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Give an eye to the fire while I'm out, won't you? There's plenty of coal in the scuttle. 我出去时你照看一下炉子行吗？煤斗里有许多煤。
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Certainly I will give an eye to the job for you. (Worrall) 当然,我会为你照料工作的。
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I wish you would go to the garden and give an eye to your children. (Mansfield) 我希望你去花园照看你的孩子们。
give the eye 则作“注目”“目不转睛地看”“给以白眼”解：
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A pretty girl went by and all the boys gave her the eye. (ADI) 美丽的少女走过时,所有男孩都注视她。
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Mrs. Jones didn't like Mary and didn't speak. She just gave her the eye when they met on the street. 琼斯太太不喜欢玛丽，因而不同她说话。在街上相遇时就给她冷眼瞧。