see可接以动词不定式、现在分词、过去分词充当补足语的复合宾语,但意义上有区别:
1.接动词不定式时表示动作的全过程; 接现在分词只表示动作过程的一部分; 而接过去分词则表示已经完成的动作,含有被动意义。例如:
I saw her put the key in the lock, turn it and open the door.我看见她把钥匙插进锁眼,转动钥匙,把门打开。
I saw the train coming into the station.我看见火车开进站来。
He saw the man knocked down by a car.他看到那男子被汽车撞倒了。
2.有时动词不定式单纯表示事实,而现在分词则具有描写色彩。试比较:
We saw the sun rise.
我们看见了日出。
We saw the sun rising behind the trees.
我们看见太阳从树后出来。
这组词均有“拜访”之意。它们之间的区别是:
1.从语气上说:visit是正式用语; call比较正式; drop in则是日常用语,有“顺便”“不定期”的意味; see一般用于亲友间的访问。例如:
The foreign delegation is visiting in Beijing.外国代表团正在北京访问。
The Britain Ambassador called on Premier Zhou Enlai yesterday.英国大使昨天拜会了周恩来总理。
He sometimes drops in to see me in the evening.他有时晚上来看我。
I'll go to see my parents tomorrow.明天我要去看望父母。
2.在使用场合上:call和visit都可用于社交和公务,但医生到病人家出诊则要用visit。例如:
I visited〔called〕 on the foreign guests yesterday.昨天我走访了外国客人。
In China, restaurant and hotel kitchens are visited〔called〕 on regularly by officers of public health.在中国,卫生人员经常检查饭店和旅馆的厨房。
The doctor is out.He went to visit an emergency case.医生不在。他有急病号,出诊去了。
3.call的时间一般都很短暂,而visit逗留的时间则较长。试比较以下两个句子:
I shall call on you this afternoon.
今天下午我去拜访您。
When he visited us last year he told us a story every evening.
去年他来我们这儿作客时,每晚都给 我们讲一个故事。
4.visit在英国较少用,一般情况下都用call。如果用了visit,则含有“逗留几天”或“出于公务〔职务〕的要求”的意思。
5.社交场合用的“名片”英美说法不同。美国称calling card,英国称visiting card。
这三个词都有“看”的意思。它们的区别是:
look指有意识的“动作”;see指有意或无意的“结果”;watch则指有意识地以期待、警觉等心情看上一段时间。例如:
We looked but saw nothing.我们看了,可是什么也没看到。
They are watching a TV play.他们在看电视剧。
词源记忆法
本单词来源于原始印欧语seq-在史前日耳曼语中派生的sekh-。
【同源词】sight来自古英语seon,看,注视,留意,继而可能衍生自PIE*sekw,紧跟,跟随,词源同sequence,second.引申诸相关词义。
象形记忆法
两个“e”就像两只眼睛,要看见人或事物当然离不开两只眼睛。
ee 像两只眼睛,相当于汉字部首“目”: eye(眼睛)其中两个e像是一双眼,而y正好是鼻子。无独有偶,单词see 看见 meet 遇见 seem 看起来像 peep偷看 peer盯着 seek 寻觅 sleep 睡 asleep 睡着了 peek 窥视 leer 瞟,媚眼 weep哭泣 greedy 觊觎 eye中的y作为鼻子匀称适中, 而ele phant (大象)中的鼻子 L 长且高高举起。
词组搭配
as far as I can see
to the best of my understanding or belief就我所知,据我看来as I see it
in my opinion在我看来be seeing things(I'll)be seeing you
another way of saying see you再见have seen better days
have declined from former prosperity or good condition已经衰败;今不如昔this part of South London has seen better days.南伦敦的这一片已经不如往昔了。have seen it all before
be very worldly or very familiar with a particular situation熟知;了解let me see
said as an appeal for time to think before speaking让我想想Let me see,how old is he now?.让我看看,他现在多大年纪?。see a man about a dog(humorous)said euphemistically when leaving to go to the toilet or keep an undisclosed appointment(幽默,婉)有点儿急事先行告辞see eye to eye,see fit
see here!said to give emphasis to a statement or command or to express a protest[用以强调某一陈述,命令,或表示抗议]看看;瞧瞧,听着now see here,you're going to get it back for me!.听着,你要把它给我弄回来!。see one's way clear to do(或doing)something
find that it is possible or convenient to do something(often used in polite requests)有可能做某事;方便做某事(常用于礼貌请求中)see someone coming
recognize a person who can be fooled or deceived发现某人容易上钩see something coming
foresee or be prepared for an event,typically an unpleasant one预见某事快要发生,准备应对某事(尤指坏事)see someone damned first(Brit.informal)said when refusing categorically and with hostility to do what a person wants(英,非正式)[用于恶意的断然拒绝]看某人先倒霉,绝不展开全部
单词扩展
see-saw-seen
Everywhere you look, you can see glass and concrete monstrosities going up.
到处你都能看到玻璃和混凝土的庞然大物拔地而起.
来源:《简明英汉词典》If the matter is urgent, I'll see if I can crowd you into Mr. Black's timetable today.
如果事情紧急, 我看能不能把你安排在布莱克先生的时间表中.
来源:《简明英汉词典》The local doctor couldn't tell what was wrong, so he sent her to see a specialist.
当地医生未能诊断出她是什么病, 所以他叫她去看专科医生.
来源:《简明英汉词典》Only a few students passed the exam, so you can see that the paper must have been extremely stiff.
只有几个学生通过了考试, 可见考题是很难的.
来源:《现代汉英综合大词典》The police are watching to see that all motorists stay within the new speed limit.
警察在值勤,以确保汽车驾驶员均能遵守新的限速.
来源:《简明英汉词典》Don't worry about not knowing much about the goods ; just compare and you will see which is better.
不怕不识货, 就怕货比货.
来源:《现代汉英综合大词典》I see from the postmark that this card was mailed from Mary's holiday address.
我从邮戳上看出,这张明信片是从玛丽度假所住的地方邮来的.
来源:《简明英汉词典》The stream has frozen up; you can see the fish trapped in the ice.
小河冻起来了, 你可以看见冻在冰里的鱼.
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