Eye-opener meaning in English
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Definition
(This was a real) eye-opener (for me!): (This was very) informative, surprising, revelatory (for me!)
Examples
- "Anyway, the interviews certainly were an eye-opener."
Exercise 1
Let's look for some terms used in the text!
This term describes something surprising, a revelation. "My trip to India was a real (2 words), I learned many things about cows."
This term is synonymous with "harvest": the product of plants for a season. Here it describes a group of people that appear at the same time. Hint: It begins with "C"!! "The of university students that appeared this year was very intelligent."
This term describes something surprising, a revelation. "My trip to India was a real (2 words), I learned many things about cows."
This term is synonymous with "harvest": the product of plants for a season. Here it describes a group of people that appear at the same time. Hint: It begins with "C"!! "The of university students that appeared this year was very intelligent."
Let's look for some terms used in the text!
This term describes something surprising, a revelation. "My trip to India was a real eye-opener 1 (2 words), I learned many things about cows."
This term is synonymous with "harvest": the product of plants for a season. Here it describes a group of people that appear at the same time. Hint: It begins with "C"!! "The crop 2 of university students that appeared this year was very intelligent."
This term describes something surprising, a revelation. "My trip to India was a real eye-opener 1 (2 words), I learned many things about cows."
This term is synonymous with "harvest": the product of plants for a season. Here it describes a group of people that appear at the same time. Hint: It begins with "C"!! "The crop 2 of university students that appeared this year was very intelligent."
1 eye-opener: An "eye-opener" is an informal term to describe something that is startling, or a revelation. Example: This exhibition has been an eye-opener, I didn't think I would ever like modern art. Luna uses the term to describe her experience with the prospective interns, meaning that it has been a big surprise for her, and she has learned something new.
2 crop: A "crop" is a group of people or things that appear at the same time. Luna says that "this year's crop really was very poor", mean the group of applicants for the internship position wasn't of a good standard. The primary meaning of the term "crop" is agricultural and describes a "harvest": the product of plants from one season.
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