贼眉鼠眼的 天天进来出去的 总拿眼睛在那儿打量
“He looks shifty-eyed. When he came and went, he always measured everything.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Her little sidekick is a bum.”
贼眉鼠眼 的 天天 进来 出去 的 总拿眼睛在那儿打量
“He looks shifty-eyed. When he came and went, he always measured everything.”
“You must put away your valuables at home.”
“He looks like a criminal plotting to rob us blind.”
In traditional colloquial Chinese culture, perceived shifty looks or restless eye movements are immediately associated with petty thievery and moral degeneracy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
shifty-eyed; thievish-looking
A vivid idiom used to insultingly describe someone whose appearance or mannerisms look suspicious or untrustworthy.
sizing things up with one's eyes
Descriptively portrays someone visually scoping out an environment with an ulterior motive.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Behind those shifty eyes, you're so loyal?”
“that shifty-eyed orderly”
“Mei, all other maids are not allowed to enter.”
“- She had delicate features and an oval face. - My wife bought this for me.”
“Mei, yes, Mei, suddenly rushed out”
“With Mr. Mei's thick eyebrows and big eyes,”