(1) be in sight/view, be within sight/view意思均为“能被看见；在视线内”，没有太大差别，其反义短语为be out of sight/view。
- Is land in sight yet?
能看见陆地了吗？ - Although the town had been in view for an hour, we seemed to be getting no nearer.
虽然看见这座小镇已一个小时了，但我们好像总不能接近似的。 - Make sure that the children are within view all the time you are on the shore.
你们在海滩时，一定要让孩子始终在视线以内。 - I waved my handkerchief until the train was out of sight , and then went sadly home.
我挥动着手帕直到火车看不见了，才怏怏地走回家去。
(2) bring sth. into sight/view意为“使某物能被看见”。
- The clouds suddenly divided, bringing the sun into view at last.
云层忽然分开，太阳终于露出来了。
(3) come into sight/view意为“开始进入视线，开始被看见”。
- At last the city came into view .
终于能看见那座城市了。 - By the time the town came into sight , we were too tired to go any further.
等到能看见那座城市时，我们已累得再也走不动了。
(4) ①come within sight/view (of)意为“能(被某人)或能(从某地)看见”。
- At last the little town came within sight/view; our journey was nearly over.
终于能看见这座小城了，我们的旅行快要告终了。
②come within sight of(也用come within striking distance of)还表示“非常接近(目的)；眼看要/快要做某事”。
- Another few dollars, and we shall come within sight of the amount we need for the project.
再有几美元，我们就快弄到这项工程所需要的金额了。 - We came within striking distance of winning the contract, when our competitors beat us.
我们眼看着就要赢得这项合同了，我们的竞争对手却击败了我们。
(5) disappear from sight/view, get out of sight/view, go out of sight/view意思均为“不再能被看见，从视线内消失”。
- The car gathered speed and soon disappeared from/got out of/went out of view .
汽车加了速，很快就看不见了。 - Mary waved her handkerchief until the train got/went out of sight , and then went sadly back to school.
玛丽挥动着手帕直到火车在视线中消失，才郁郁不乐地返回学校。
(6) get within sight (of)意思是“(使)能看见；(使)能被看见”。
- Get the criminal within sight and keep him within sight!
要能看见罪犯并将其保持在视线范围内！ - As we got to the top of the mountain, we got within sight of the villages on the other side of the valley.
当我们到达山顶时，我们可以看到山谷那边的村庄。
(7) keep sth. in sight意思是“始终想着，不忘(某一个目标)”，这时也可用keep sight of。
- It will help you to work at your studies if you keep your examination in sight. (...if you keep sight of your examination.)
如果你能始终想着你的考试，这将会有助于你的学习。
(8) keep sight of除表示“不忘，不忽略”之意(如上例)外，还表示“保持着可看见……的距离；使始终能被看见”，有时也用keep within sight。
- He kept sight of her/kept her within sight as she rode along the street.
当她沿着街骑车时，他保持着能看见她的距离。 - Always keep sight of your main purpose in life; it gives you something to aim for.
始终不要忘记你生活的主要目标，这会使你有所追求。
(9) lose sight of的一个意思是“不再能看见(某人或某物)”；另一个意思是“忘记了(某一目标)”。
- Don't lose sight of the car that you're chasing.
要紧盯着你追踪的那辆车。 - Never lose sight of your main purpose in life.
千万不要忘记你生活的主要目标。
