(figurative)eyes like gimlets (= looking very hard at things and noticing every detail)
锐利如锥的目光
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'Have you read the whole book?' she asks, gimlet-eyed.
“整本书你都读完了吗？”她目光敏锐地问道。
This gimlet bores well.
这把锥锋利.
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In person, he has the air of a philosophy professor rather than a gimlet － eyed financier.
索罗斯本人并不像一个目光敏锐的金融家, 他更具有哲学教授的气质.
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His glance was like a gimlet, cold and piercing.
他的目光是一把钢锥,寒光刺人心脾.
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