"out of the corner of your eye" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 用眼角

Definition

如果你用眼角看到某物，就是没有正眼看，只是用余光注意到了它。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式的说法，只描述用余光看到的东西，不适用于其它感官。常用于描述无意中或不想被察觉时看到的事情，比如“我用眼角看到了他”。

Examples

I saw him out of the corner of my eye.

我**用眼角**看到了他。

The cat moved out of the corner of her eye.

她**用眼角**看到猫动了。

You can sometimes read signs out of the corner of your eye while walking.

走路时有时能**用眼角**读到标志。

She noticed someone watching her out of the corner of her eye.

她**用眼角**注意到有人在看她。

Did you just see something move out of the corner of your eye?

你**用眼角**刚刚看到有什么动了吗？

Even though I was reading, I could tell when the kids ran by out of the corner of my eye.

虽然我在看书，但孩子们跑过去的时候我还是**用眼角**察觉到了。