see

1. V-T/V-I When you see something, you notice it using your eyes. 看见[no cont]

You can't see colours at night. 你在夜间看不见颜色。

She can see, hear, touch, smell, and taste. 她看得见、听得到、有触觉、嗅觉和味觉。

2. V-T If you see someone, you visit them or meet them. 看望; 会见

I saw him yesterday. 我昨天见了他了。

Mick wants to see you in his office right away. 米克要你马上去他的办公室见他。

3. V-T If you see an entertainment such as a play, movie, concert, or sports game, you watch it. 观看[no cont]

I haven't been to see a movie in 10 years. 我已有10年没去看电影了。

4. V-T/V-I If you see that something is true or exists, you realize by observing it that it is true or exists. 看出[no cont]

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. …很多人都看到发生了什么事，但却都袖手旁观。

My taste has changed a bit over the years as you can see. 就像你看到的，这些年来我的品味有些改变。

5. V-T If you see what someone means or see why something happened, you understand what they mean or understand why it happened. 明白[no cont, no passive]

Oh, I see what you're saying. 哦，我明白你说的了。

I really don't see any reason for changing it. 我实在想不出有任何理由要改变它。

6. V-T If you see someone or something as a certain thing, you have the opinion that they are that thing. 认为; 视为

She saw him as a visionary, but her father saw him as a man who couldn't make a living. 她认为他是个梦想家，但她的父亲却认为他没有谋生的能力。

Others saw it as a betrayal. 其他人都视它为一种背叛。

As I see it, Steve has three choices open to him. 我认为，史蒂夫有3种选择。

7. V-T 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. 看中; 欣赏[no cont, no passive]

Frankly, I don't know what Paul sees in her. 坦白地说，我不知道保罗看中她什么了。

8. V-T If you see something happening in the future, you imagine it, or predict that it will happen. 想像; 预测[no cont]

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

主意很好，但是你能想像泰勒试着做吗?

9. V-T 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. 历经; 目睹[no passive]

Yesterday saw the resignation of the chief financial officer. 昨天，首席财政长官辞职了。

He had worked with the general for three years and was sorry to see him go. 他与将军一起共事3年，看他离去很难过。

10. V-T If you see that something is done or if you see to it that it is done, you make sure that it is done. 确保

See that you take care of him. 你一定要好好照顾他。

11. V-T If you see someone to a particular place, you accompany them to make sure that they get there safely, or to show politeness. 陪同; 护送

He didn't offer to see her to her car. 他没有表示要送她上她的汽车。

12. V-T If you see a lot of someone, you often meet each other or visit each other. 遇到; 拜访

We used to see quite a lot of his wife, Carolyn. 我们过去经常见到他的妻子卡罗琳。

13. V-T If you are seeing someone, you spend time with them socially, and are having a romantic or sexual relationship. 与…交往; 与…有恋情

My husband was still seeing her and he was having an affair with her. 当时我丈夫仍与她交往，并跟她有暧昧关系。

14. V-T 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. 参见[only imper]

Surveys consistently find that men report feeling safe on the street after dark. See, for example, Hindelang and Garofalo (1978, p.127). 调查一致显示，男性天黑后在街上感到安全。可参见如欣德朗和加罗法洛的著作(1978年，127页)。

V-T

1. V-T 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. 察看

Let me just see what the next song is. 让我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: "喔，看看你父亲怎么说。"

2. V-T You can use see in expressions in which you 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. 试试看

I'll see if I can call her for you. 我试试看能不能帮你叫她来。

3. V-T 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. (如上所) 述

We saw in Chapter 16 how annual cash budgets are produced. 在第16章我们已经了解了年度现金预算是如何制定的。

Laws are often not clear, as we saw in Chapter 1. 正如第1章中所述，法律往往是含糊不清的。

4. PHRASE You can use seeing that or seeing as to introduce a reason for what you are saying. 既然[非正式，口语]

Seeing as Mr. Moreton is a doctor, I assume he is reasonably intelligent. 既然莫尔顿先生是个医生，我猜想他应该相当聪明。

5. CONVENTION You can say "I see" to indicate that you understand what someone is telling you. 我明白[口语]

"He came home in my car."—"I see."

“他坐我的车回的家。”—“哦，是这样。”

6. CONVENTION 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. 看看再说

We'll see. It's a possibility. 看看再说吧，这有可能。

7. CONVENTION People say "let me see" or "let's see" when they are trying to remember something, or are trying to find something. 让我想一想; 让我看看

Let's see, they're six – no, make that five hours ahead of us. 让我想想，他们比我们早了6个小时–不，就算是6个小时吧。

8. PHRASE 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. 认识到错误; 明白事理

He was hopeful that by sitting together they could both see sense and live as good neighbours. 他希望通过坐在一起沟通，他们双方都能认识到自己的错误，成为和睦相处的好邻居。

9. CONVENTION You can say "you see" when you are explaining something to someone, to encourage them to listen and understand. (用于解释时) 你瞧[口语]

Well, you see, you shouldn't really feel that way about it. 好了，你瞧，你真的不该有那种感觉。

10. CONVENTION "See you," "be seeing you," and "see you later" are ways of saying goodbye to someone when you expect to meet them again soon. 再见; 回头见[非正式，口语]

"Talk to you later."—"All right. See you love."

“以后再聊”。—“好的。回头见，亲爱的。”

11. CONVENTION 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. 你等着瞧吧

The thrill wears off after a few years of marriage. You'll see. 那股兴奋劲儿结婚几年后就会慢慢消失，你等着瞧吧。

12. N the diocese of a bishop, or the place within it where his cathedral or procathedral is situated 主教教区; 主教驻地

13. to have seen better days→see day

14. to be seen dead→see dead

15. as far as the eye can see→see eye

16. to see eye to eye→see eye

17. as far as I can see→see far

18. to see fit→see fit

19. to see red→see red

20. wait and see→see wait