Definition
一饱眼福 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) meaning 'to feast one's eyes on something' — to fully enjoy a beautiful or impressive visual experience. It is a fixed expression, often used with 让 (ràng) or 使 (shǐ) to indicate that something provides the opportunity to see something wonderful. The literal translation ('one full eye fortune') doesn't convey the figurative meaning, so learners should treat it as a chunk.
f.e.
to feast one's eyes (on something)to enjoy a visual treat
Examples
- 一饱眼福。Zhè cì huàzhǎn ràng guānzhòng yī bǎo yǎn fú.This art exhibition let the audience feast their eyes.
- ，一饱眼福，。Dēng shàng shāndǐng, wǒmen yī bǎo yǎn fú, xīnshǎng le zhuànglì de rìchū.After climbing to the mountaintop, we feasted our eyes on the magnificent sunrise.
- ，一饱眼福。Zhè chǎng biǎoyǎn jīngcǎi juélún, ràng suǒyǒu guānzhòng yī bǎo yǎn fú.This performance was so brilliant that it allowed all the audience to feast their eyes.
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