“眼球”的英语表达是 eyeball,读音为英 /ˈaɪbɔːl/;美 /ˈaɪbɔːl/。它既可以作名词,表示“眼球;眼珠”,例如:
* His left eyeball was damaged in the accident.(他在事故中左眼眼球受伤了。)
* The doctor examined my eyeballs carefully.(医生仔细检查了我的眼球。)
eyeball 也可以作动词,表示“盯着看;瞪视;用眼估测(距离等)”,例如:
* They were eyeballing each other across the room.(他们在房间的两头互相瞪视。)
* He eyeballed the distance and decided it was safe to jump.(他用眼估测了一下距离,然后决定跳下去是安全的。)