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see
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vt.& vi.

n.

  • 过去式： saw
  • 过去分词： seen
  • 现在分词： seeing
  • 第三人称单数： sees
  • 易混淆的单词：SEE  See  

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  • 英英释义

  • 词典例句

1. VERB 看见;看到 When you see something, you notice it using your eyes. 

  • You can't see colours at night...

    晚上看不见颜色。

  • I saw a man making his way towards me...

    我看到一名男子向我走来。

  • She can see, hear, touch, smell, and taste...

    她有视觉、听觉、触觉、嗅觉和味觉。

Usage Note :

You use see to talk about things that you are aware of because a visual impression reaches your eyes. You often use can in this case. I can see the fax here on the desk. If you want to say that someone is paying attention to something they can see, you say that they are looking at it or watching it. In general, you look at something that is not moving, while you watch something that is moving or changing. I asked him to look at the picture above his bed... He watched Blake run down the stairs.

see表示因眼睛获得视觉图像而感觉到某物的存在，常与 can 连用，例如，I can see the fax here on the desk (我能看见放在桌子上的那份传真)。如果想表示某人正在注意看眼睛所看见的某件东西，则用 look at 或 watch。一般而言，look at 用于表示看静止的物体，watch 用于表示看移动或变化的物体:I asked him to look at the picture above his bed (我让他看他床头上方的那幅画), He watched Blake run down the stairs (他看着布莱克跑下楼梯)。

2. VERB 与…见面;看望;会见 If you see someone, you visit them or meet them. 

  • I saw him yesterday...

    我昨天见到他了。

  • Mick wants to see you in his office right away...

    米克要你马上去他的办公室见他。

  • You need to see a doctor.

    你需要去看医生。

3. VERB 观看，看(娱乐节目等) If you see an entertainment such as a play, film, concert, or sports game, you watch it. 

  • He had been to see a Semi-Final of the FA Cup...

    他看过一场足总杯半决赛。

  • It was one of the most amazing films I've ever seen.

    这是我看过的最精彩的电影之一。

4. VERB 看出;意识到 If you see that something is true or exists, you realize by observing it that it is true or exists. 

  • I could see she was lonely.

    我能看出她很寂寞。

  • ...a lot of people saw what was happening but did nothing about it...

    很多人都看出发生了什么事却袖手旁观。

  • You see young people going to school inadequately dressed for the weather...

    你看到年轻人在这种天气里衣衫单薄地去上学。

5. VERB 明白;领会;理解 If you see what someone means or see why something happened, you understand what they mean or understand why it happened. 

  • Oh, I see what you're saying...

    哦，我明白你的意思了。

  • I don't see why you're complaining...

    我不明白你有什么可抱怨的。

  • I really don't see any reason for changing it...

    我真的不明白为什么要改变它。

6. VERB 认为;把…看作 If you see someone or something as a certain thing, you have the opinion that they are that thing. 

  • She saw him as a visionary, but her father saw him as a man who couldn't make a living...

    她认为他是一个有眼光的人，但是她父亲却认为他没有谋生的能力。

  • They have a normal body weight but see themselves as being fat...

    他们体重正常，但自认为偏胖。

  • Others saw it as a betrayal...

    别人认为这是一种背叛。

7. VERB 看出;看上，欣赏(某种特质) If you see a particular quality in someone, you believe they have that quality. If you ask what someone sees in a particular person or thing, you want to know what they find attractive about that person or thing. 

  • Frankly, I don't know what Paul sees in her...

    坦白地说，我不知道保罗看上她什么了。

  • Young and old saw in him an implacable opponent of apartheid.

    无论老少都看出他是种族隔离制度的坚决反对者。

8. VERB 想象;预测 If you see something happening in the future, you imagine it, or predict that it will happen. 

  • A good idea, but can you see Taylor trying it?...

    主意不错，不过你认为泰勒会尝试它吗？

  • We can see a day where all people live side by side.

    我们可以想象有那么一天所有人都和睦地生活在一起。

9. VERB 目睹;经历;见证 If a period of time or a person sees a particular change or event, it takes place during that period of time or while that person is alive. 

  • Yesterday saw the resignation of the acting Interior Minister...

    昨天代理内政部长辞职了。

  • He had worked with the General for three years and was sorry to see him go...

    他与将军共事了 3 年，看他离去觉得很难过。

  • Mr Frank has seen the economy of his town slashed by the uprising.

    弗兰克先生亲历了自己城镇的经济因暴动而大幅下滑的过程。

10. VERB 察看;弄清;了解 You can use see in expressions to do with finding out information. For example, if you say 'I'll see what's happening', you mean that you intend to find out what is happening. 

  • Let me just see what the next song is...

    我来看看下一首歌是什么。

  • Every time we asked our mother, she said, 'Well, see what your father says.'...

    每次我们问母亲，她总是说：“噢，看你爸爸怎么说。”

  • Shake him gently to see if he responds.

    轻轻摇晃他看他是否有反应。

11. VERB 想办法，尽力(帮忙) You can use see to promise to try and help someone. For example, if you say 'I'll see if I can do it', you mean that you will try to do the thing concerned. 

  • I'll see if I can call her for you...

    我会尽力帮你把她叫来。

  • We'll see what we can do, miss.

    我们会尽量想办法，小姐。

12. VERB 确保;保证 If you see that something is done or if you see to it that it is done, you make sure that it is done. 

  • See that you take care of him...

    一定要照顾好他。

  • Catherine saw to it that the information went directly to Walter.

    凯瑟琳确保这条消息直接传达给了沃尔特。

13. VERB 护送;陪伴 If you see someone to a particular place, you accompany them to make sure that they get there safely, or to show politeness. 

  • He didn't offer to see her to her car...

    他没有提出要陪她去取车。

  • 'Goodnight.' — 'I'll see you out.'

    “晚安。”——“我送你出去。”

14. VERB 遇到;拜访 If you see a lot of someone, you often meet each other or visit each other. 

  • We used to see quite a lot of his wife, Carolyn...

    我们以前经常见到他的妻子卡罗琳。

  • We didn't see much of each other after that because he was touring.

    从那之后我们没怎么见过面，因为他去旅行了。

15. VERB 与…交往;与…谈恋爱 If you are seeing someone, you spend time with them socially, and are having a romantic or sexual relationship. 

  • My husband was still seeing her and he was having an affair with her.

    我的丈夫仍在和她来往，而且两人还搞婚外情。

16. VERB (我们)知道，了解 Some writers use see in expressions such as we saw and as we have seen to refer to something that has already been explained or described. 

  • We saw in Chapter 16 how annual cash budgets are produced...

    在第 16 章我们了解了年度现金预算是怎样制订的。

  • Using the figures given above, it can be seen that machine A pays back the initial investment in two years...

    从以上的数字我们可以看出，机器A在两年后就收回了最初的投资。

  • As we have seen in previous chapters, visualization methods are varied.

    我们在前几章已经了解到，可视化方法是多种多样的。

17. VERB (书中)见，参见 See is used in books to indicate to readers that they should look at another part of the book, or at another book, because more information is given there. 

  • Surveys consistently find that men report feeling safe on the street after dark. See, for example, Hindelang and Garofalo (1978)...

    多项调查一致显示，男性认为天黑后在大街上行走是安全的。比如，参见欣德朗和加罗法洛(1978)。

  • See Chapter 7 below for further comments on the textile industry.

    有关纺织业的更多评论请参看下面第 7 章。

18. PHRASE 既然;因为;鉴于 You can use seeing that or seeing as to introduce a reason for what you are saying. 

  • He is in the marriage bureau business, which is mildly ironic seeing that his dearest wish is to get married himself...

    他从事婚姻介绍工作，这多少有点讽刺意味，因为他最大的愿望就是自己能结婚。

  • Seeing as Mr Moreton is a doctor, I would assume he has a modicum of intelligence.

    既然莫尔顿先生是位医生，我想他应该有点聪明才智。

19. CONVENTION 我明白;原来如此 You can say 'I see' to indicate that you understand what someone is telling you. 

  • 'He came home in my car.' — 'I see.'

    “他坐我的车回家来的。”——“哦，是这样。”

20. CONVENTION (表示暂不作决定)看看吧，再说吧 People say 'I'll see' or 'We'll see' to indicate that they do not intend to make a decision immediately, and will decide later. 

  • We'll see. It's a possibility.

    再说吧，可能会的。

21. CONVENTION (表示试图记起某事或找到某物)让我想一想，让我看看 People say 'let me see' or 'let's see' when they are trying to remember something, or are trying to find something. 

  • Let's see, they're six — no, make that five hours ahead of us...

    让我想一想，他们比我们早 6 个——不，就算是早 5 个小时完成。

  • Now let me see, who's the man we want?

    现在让我看一看，谁是我们要找的人？

22. PHRASE 意识到错误;明白事理 If you try to make someone see sense or see reason, you try to make them realize that they are wrong or are being stupid. 

  • He was hopeful that by sitting together they could both see sense and live as good neighbours...

    他希望他们坐到一起，彼此能清醒理智，和睦为邻。

  • He tried again to get her to see reason.

    他再次试图让她明白自己错了。

23. CONVENTION (用于向某人解释某事物并鼓励其倾听和理解)你瞧，你知道，看吧 You can say 'you see' when you are explaining something to someone, to encourage them to listen and understand. 

  • Well, you see, you shouldn't really feel that way about it...

    好了，知道吗，对那件事你真的不应该那么想。

  • She was a prime target for blackmail, don't you see?

    她是敲诈的主要目标。你难道看不出来吗？

24. CONVENTION 再见;回头见;呆会儿见 'See you', 'be seeing you', and 'see you later' are ways of saying goodbye to someone when you expect to meet them again soon. 

  • 'Talk to you later.' — 'All right. See you love.'

    “ 回头再跟你谈。”——“好的。再见，亲爱的。”

  • 'No time for chattering now.' — 'Be seeing you, then.'

    “现在没空闲聊。”——“那么回见。”

25. CONVENTION 到时候你就知道了;你等着瞧吧 You can say 'You'll see' to someone if they do not agree with you about what you think will happen in the future, and you believe that you will be proved right. 

  • The thrill wears off after a few years of marriage. You'll see.

    婚后几年这种兴奋感就会逐渐消逝。你等着瞧吧。

26.   to see the back of someone→see: back;  to have n better days→see: day;  to be n dead→see: dead;  as far as the eye can→see: eye;  to eye to eye→see: eye;  as far as I can→see: far;  to fit→see: fit;  to the light→see: light;  to the light of day→see: light;  to red→see: red;  it remains to be n→see: remain;  wait and→see: wait; 
相关词组：
see about  see off  see through  see to 
Noun

1. the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

Verb

1. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight;

  • "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"
  • "Can you see the bird in that tree?"
  • "He is blind--he cannot see"

2. perceive (an idea or situation) mentally;

  • "Now I see!"
  • "I just can't see your point"
  • "Does she realize how important this decision is?"
  • "I don't understand the idea"

3. perceive or be contemporaneous with;

  • "We found Republicans winning the offices"
  • "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"
  • "I want to see results"
  • "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"
  • "I want to see results"

4. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind;

  • "I can't see him on horseback!"
  • "I can see what will happen"
  • "I can see a risk in this strategy"

5. deem to be;

  • "She views this quite differently from me"
  • "I consider her to be shallow"
  • "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

6. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally;

  • "I learned that she has two grown-up children"
  • "I see that you have been promoted"

7. see or watch;

  • "view a show on television"
  • "This program will be seen all over the world"
  • "view an exhibition"
  • "Catch a show on Broadway"
  • "see a movie"

8. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort;

  • "I want to see whether she speaks French"
  • "See whether it works"
  • "find out if he speaks Russian"
  • "Check whether the train leaves on time"

9. come together;

  • "I'll probably see you at the meeting"
  • "How nice to see you again!"

10. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;

  • "He verified that the valves were closed"
  • "See that the curtains are closed"
  • "control the quality of the product"

11. go to see for professional or business reasons;

  • "You should see a lawyer"
  • "We had to see a psychiatrist"

12. go to see for a social visit;

  • "I went to see my friend Mary the other day"

13. visit a place, as for entertainment;

  • "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"

14. take charge of or deal with;

  • "Could you see about lunch?"
  • "I must attend to this matter"
  • "She took care of this business"

15. receive as a specified guest;

  • "the doctor will see you now"
  • "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"

16. date regularly; have a steady relationship with;

  • "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"
  • "He is dating his former wife again!"

17. see and understand, have a good eye;

  • "The artist must first learn to see"

18. deliberate or decide;

  • "See whether you can come tomorrow"
  • "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"

19. observe as if with an eye;

  • "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"

20. observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect;

  • "The customs agent examined the baggage"
  • "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

21. go or live through;

  • "We had many trials to go through"
  • "he saw action in Viet Nam"

22. accompany or escort;

  • "I'll see you to the door"

23. match or meet;

  • "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"

24. make sense of; assign a meaning to;

  • "What message do you see in this letter?"
  • "How do you interpret his behavior?"
Adverb

1. compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)

1. I can see that aeroplane, but I can't see a bird.
我能看见那架飞机，但是小鸟我就看不见了。

来自《用法词典》

2. Let's pool our ideas and see what to do.; Let's put our heads together and see how to do it.
大家来想办法。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. "Do you see it?" he demanded urgently.
“你明白了吗？”他急切地问道。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. "I wonder if I shall ever see them again, "he mused.
“我不知道是否还可以再见到他们，”他沉思自问。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. "I've just arrived by train,"she said."I'm coming to see you."
“我刚刚乘火车到达这里，”她说道。“我来看你。”

来自《用法词典》

6. "To see every bush and tree on Mount Bagong as an enemy soldier" is an example of misconception.
“八公山上，草木皆兵”， 是错觉之一例。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7. "You've quite made my day by coming to see me, "said the old lady.
“你来看我，使我感到快活。”老太太说。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. A Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.
俄国人可能看不出会使英国人笑出泪来的笑话有什么可笑之处。

来自《用法词典》

9. A group of students asked to see the principal.
一批学生要求见校长。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10. A hard core of supporters, mostly teenage girls, gathered at the airport to see the star arrive.
支持者的中坚分子大多是十几岁的女孩子，聚集在机场一睹这位明星的到来。

来自《简明英汉词典》

11. A useful characteristic of the car is its ability to see in the dark.
这种汽车的一个有利特点是在黑暗中能看清东西。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

12. A valuable lesson may be gleaned from it by those who have eyes to see.
明眼人可从中记取宝贵的教训。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13. A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.
动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。

来自《简明英汉词典》

14. After supper we went to see a film.
晚饭后我们去看了一场电影。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

15. After their quarrel, they parted company and didn't see each other again for years.
他们吵过架后就绝交了，一连好几年都未见过面。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. All the best, then, Marie, and we'll see you in two weeks.
那么祝你一切顺利，玛丽，我们两周后再见。

来自《简明英汉词典》

17. All the girls gathered around to see the beautiful piano.
姑娘们都围着看这架漂亮的小钢琴。

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. All the girls gathered round to see the beautiful piano.
姑娘们都围着看这架漂亮的小钢琴。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. All the tickets for the concert had been sold.Fortunately, I knew one of the actors, and by working the oracle we were able to see it.
音乐会票已全部售完。幸亏，我认识一个演员，通过关系才入了场。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

20. All you can do is to wait and see.
你只能等着看情况。

来自《简明英汉词典》