表达 “the apple of someone’s eye” 的字面意思是 “某人眼睛里的苹果”，它实际用来形容一个人是 “某人的掌上明珠、挚爱”。如果你是 “the apple of someone’s eye”，那这个人很为你骄傲，而且对你的爱要胜过任何人。这个表达既可以用来形容备受宠爱的人，也可以形容备受珍重的事物。
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例句
Georgina was always the apple of her Dad’s eye.
乔治娜一直是她父亲的掌上明珠。

Zirui ’s vintage car is the apple of his eye. He even talks to it and has given it a name!
梓瑞的古董汽车是他的挚爱。他甚至还和它讲话，给它起了一个名字！

My younger sister never got told off - she was my parents’ favourite. She was the apple of their eyes – it was so unfair!
我妹妹小时候从没挨过训，她是我父母的最爱。她是他们的掌上明珠，这真是太不公平了！