放眼…，…
looking across …; taking the whole of … into view
Structure
放眼 范围（全球、全国、世界、行业、历史…） ， 判断（没有哪个…比…／…屈指可数）
What it means
‘Cast your eyes over …’: sets a wide frame (the world, the country, an industry, history), and the comment that follows judges everything inside it.
How it is built
放眼 + wide scope + comma + judgement, usually a superlative, comparison or count: 放眼全国，像这样的古城已经不多了 (across the whole country, few old towns like this are left).
When to use it
The voice of news commentary and speeches. Typical follow-ups: 最…, 没有哪个…比…, …屈指可数. As a verb phrase it means to look ahead or abroad: 立足当下，放眼未来.
Watch out
The frame must be wide: ✗ 放眼我们班 sounds odd unless it is a joke; ✓ 放眼全球. Do not confuse it with 放手 (to let go) or 放心 (to be at ease).
Examples
放眼全球，还没有哪台单口径射电望远镜比天眼更大。
Look across the whole world and there is still no single-dish radio telescope bigger than Sky Eye.
放眼全国，像这样保存完好的古城已经不多了。
Across the whole country, few old towns as well preserved as this one are left.
他常对学生说，要立足中国，放眼世界。
He often tells his students to keep their feet on Chinese ground and their eyes on the world.
Learn this in Lesson 178 · HSK 7–9: 中国天眼 (China’s Sky Eye)
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