see /siː/ ( seeing, saw, seen, sees )

• 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

  例：

  Let me just see what the next song is.

  让我看看下一首歌是什么。

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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。

  例：

  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]

  例：

  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]

  例：

  "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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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]

  例：

  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]

  例：

  "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

  例：

  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