0 to be conscious of what is around you by using your eyes -- 看见;看出
Turn the light on so I can see. 打开灯,这样我才能看见。
I can see you! “我能看到你!”
[ + (that) ] The teacher could see (that) the children had been fighting. 老师可以看出,孩子们打过架。
[ + infinitive without to ] Jacqui saw the car drive up outside the police station. 雅基看见那辆汽车开到了警察局门口。
[ + -ing verb ] From the window we could see the children playing in the yard. 从窗口看去,我们可以看见孩子们在院子里玩耍。
[ + past participle ] His parents saw him awarded the winner's medal. 他父母观看了他被授予获胜者奖牌。
See (= look at) p. 23 for prices and flight details. 票价与航班的具体情况请见第23页。
UK See over (= look at the next page) for further information. 更多信息见下一页。
Did you see that documentary on Channel 4 last night? 你昨天晚上看4频道的纪录片了吗?
This summer has seen the end of water restrictions in the area thanks to a new reservoir. 由于有了新水库,今年夏天该地区取消了用水限制。
1 to understand, know, or realize -- 知道;明白;懂得
[ + (that) ] I see (that) the club is organizing a theatre trip next month. 我知道下个月俱乐部将组织去看一次戏。
[ + question word ] He can't see what difference it makes to come (= he doesn't think it is important if he comes) on Thursday instead of Friday. 他认为星期五不来星期四来也没什么。
They didn't see the need/any need (= understand that it was important) to notify their members of the changes in writing. 他们认为没有必要用书面形式通知其成员相关变化。
They refused to help because they're too busy, but he seems to see more in it than that. 他们拒绝帮忙的理由就是太忙,但他似乎觉得其中另有隐情。
"I'm tired." "So I see - you've been yawning all afternoon." “我累了。”“我知道——你整个下午都打哈欠”
I was surprised that they couldn't see my point of view. 我很惊讶他们无法理解我的观点。
The government didn't want to be seen to be making concessions to terrorists. 政府不想让人觉得他们在向恐怖分子妥协。
After she read his book she started to see the issue in another/a different/a new light (= differently). 她读完他的书之后,开始以另一种/不同的/新的角度看待这个问题。
2 to meet or visit someone, or to visit a place -- 遇见;看望;和…来往;拜访
I haven't seen Jerry around (= in the places I usually meet him) in the last few weeks. 近几个星期我没有看到杰里。
No one has seen much of Daryl since he got married. 自从达里尔结婚以后,大家都没怎么看见他了。
They see a lot of each other (= are often together). 他们经常见面。
The agent said they could see the house (UK also see round the house) at 3 p.m. 经纪人说他们下午3点可以看房子。
How long has she been seeing him? 她和他交往有多久了?
3 to consider or think about, especially to think about someone or something in a particular way, or to imagine someone doing a particular activity -- 看待;认为;考虑;想象
She didn't see herself as brave. 她不认为自己很勇敢。
It was easy to see the gift as a kind of bribe. 这份礼物很容易被当成是一种贿赂。
[ + obj + -ing verb ] I can't see her accepting (= I don't think she will accept) the job in the present circumstances. 我认为在目前情况下她不会接受那份工作。
As I see it/things/the situation, we'll have to get extra help. 在我看来,我们得找更多的人帮忙。
Try and see it my way - I'll be left without any help if you go. 设想一下我的处境——如果你离开,我就孤立无援了。
4 to take someone somewhere by going there with them -- 陪同;护送
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
再长的路,一步步也能走完,再短的路,不迈开双脚也无法到达。