The foreman passed slowly along, eyeing each worker distinctly.是什么意思？

The foreman passed slowly along, eyeing each worker distinctly.

工头慢慢地走过来, 打量着每个工人.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

foreman

n. 工头，领班，首席陪审员；

例句
There was applause from the public gallery as the foreman of the jury announced the verdict.
陪审团团长宣布判决结果时，旁听席响起了掌声。

passed

adj. 已经通过的，已经过去的，考试及格的，（指红利）未及时发放的；v. 走过( pass的过去式和过去分词 )，通过，批准，度过；

例句
It was a Christmas when shoppers passed by expensive silks in favor of more practical gifts.
这是一个购物者不理会昂贵的丝绸衣服而热衷于更实用礼物的圣诞节。

slowly

adv. 缓慢地，慢吞吞地，慢腾腾地，慢条斯理地，不慌不忙地，袅袅，迟钝，痴痴呆呆地，逐步；

例句
The hallowed portals of academe were slowly and grudgingly opening to women.
大学神圣的大门缓慢又勉强地向女性敞开。

along

adv. 一起，向前，进展，到某处；prep. 沿着，顺着，靠着…边；

例句
The helicopter can zip along at about 150 kilometres an hour.
该直升机能以每小时150公里左右的速度疾进。

eyeing

vt. 定睛地看（eye的现在分词形式）；

例句
Drew spends all day eyeing up the women and making lewd comments.
德鲁整天就盯着女人看，说些下流话。

each

adj. 每，各自的；pron. 每个，各自；

例句
They were completely absorbed in each other...
两人彼此倾心。

worker

n. 工人，员工，劳动者，[虫]工蜂，工蚁；

例句
A worker was decapitated when a lift plummeted down the shaft on top of him...
电梯沿着电梯井垂直坠落，把一名工人砸得身首异处。

distinctly

adv. 明显地，无疑地，确实地，逼真；

例句
The spectacle of the former naval officers washing their dirty linen in public was distinctly embarrassing...
前海军官员们自揭伤疤的做法显然非常令人尴尬。