seeing

1. VERB 看见;看到
   When you see something, you notice it using your eyes.
   1. You can't see colours at night...
      晚上看不见颜色。
   2. I saw a man making his way towards me...
      我看到一名男子向我走来。
   3. She can see, hear, touch, smell, and taste...
      她有视觉、听觉、触觉、嗅觉和味觉。
   4. As he neared the farm, he saw that a police car was parked outside it...
      他走近农场时，看到一辆警车停在外面。
   5. Did you see what happened?
      你看到发生什么事了吗？

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.
   1. I saw him yesterday...
      我昨天见到他了。
   2. 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. 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.
   1. He had been to see a Semi-Final of the FA Cup...
      他看过一场足总杯半决赛。
   2. 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.
   1. I could see she was lonely.
      我能看出她很寂寞。
   2. ...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。
   3. 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。
   4. My taste has changed a bit over the years as you can see...
      如你所见，这些年我的口味有点改变。
   5. You've just been cleaning it, I see...
      我看得出你刚才一直在打扫。
   6. The army must be seen to be taking firm action.
      军队必须采取坚决行动。
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.
   1. Oh, I see what you're saying...
      哦，我明白你的意思了。
   2. I don't see why you're complaining...
      我不明白你有什么可抱怨的。
   3. I really don't see any reason for changing it...
      我真的不明白为什么要改变它。
   4. Now I see that I was wrong.
      现在我知道我错了。
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.
   1. 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。
   2. They have a normal body weight but see themselves as being fat...
      他们体重正常，但自认为偏胖。
   3. Others saw it as a betrayal...
      别人认为这是一种背叛。
   4. I don't see it as my duty to take sides...
      我认为我没必要非得向着一方。
   5. As I see it, Llewelyn has three choices open to him...
      据我看，卢埃林有 3 个选择。
   6. Women are sometimes seen to be less effective as managers.
      女性有时被认为不善于管理。
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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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.
   1. 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？
   2. 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.
   1. Yesterday saw the resignation of the acting Interior Minister...
      昨天代理内政部长辞职了。
   2. 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。
   3. 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.
    1. Let me just see what the next song is...
       我来看看下一首歌是什么。
    2. 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。”
    3. 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.
    1. I'll see if I can call her for you...
       我会尽力帮你把她叫来。
    2. 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.
    1. See that you take care of him...
       一定要照顾好他。
    2. 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.
    1. He didn't offer to see her to her car...
       他没有提出要陪她去取车。
    2. '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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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.
    1. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. 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.
    1. 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)。
    2. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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.
    1. '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.
    1. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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.
    1. 'Talk to you later.' — 'All right. See you love.'
       “ 回头再跟你谈。”——“好的。再见，亲爱的。”
    2. '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.
    1. 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

1. I was seeing it all in glorious technicolour: mountains, valleys, lakes, summer sunshine.
   我所看见的一切——大山、山谷、湖泊和夏日的阳光全都绚丽多彩。
2. Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius.
   多数人不难理解为什么凡·高的作品是天才之作。
3. 'How are you?' —'All the better for seeing you. '
   “你好吗？”—“好，看见你更好了。”
4. Although I was only six, I can remember seeing it on TV
   虽然那时我只有6岁，我依然记得在电视上见过它。
5. I find no pleasure in seeing people make asses of themselves.
   我看见人们出洋相并不幸灾乐祸。
6. I will be seeing Mr and Mrs. Johnson. And rest assured I will tell them of your rudeness
   我将去见约翰逊夫妇。等着瞧吧，我一定会把你的无礼告诉他们。
7. The children are seeing him in his true colours for the first time now
   现在，孩子们第一次看到他的真面目。
8. Abby had been so deep in thought that she had walked past her aunt's car without even seeing it
   阿比沉浸在自己的思绪中，以至于从她姨妈的车边经过时都没有注意到。
9. I enjoy seeing your parents take such a delight in the boys.
   看到你父母如此喜欢这些男孩子，我很高兴。
10. Just before his death he described seeing their son in a beautiful garden.
    就在临终前他说看到他们的儿子在一个美丽的花园里。
11. I was dizzy, seeing double.
    我一阵眩晕，看到的都是重影。
12. I couldn't face seeing anyone.
    我无法见任何人。
13. How can I get past her without her seeing me?
    我怎样才能从她身边经过而又不被她发现呢？
14. Her spirits were high with the hope of seeing Nick in minutes rather than hours.
    她很兴奋，因为再过几分钟而不是几小时后就有希望见到尼克了。
15. Les kept seeing Eric and Tam in a huddle and he knew they were talking about him.
    莱斯总是看到埃里克和塔姆凑在一起，他知道他们是在谈论自己。
16. We are certainly seeing a lot of hype by some companies
    我们无疑已经看到来自一些公司的大肆宣传。
17. I got a kick out of seeing my name in print.
    当看到我的名字印成铅字时，我感到无比兴奋。
18. Seeing his chance, Dennis moved in for the kill.
    看到机会来了，丹尼斯开始采取行动。
19. We'd been seeing each other for a year when he suggested we should move in together.
    我们已经交往一年了，这时他提议搬到一起住。
20. Alex will probably be seeing a psychiatrist for many months or even years.
    亚历克斯今后好几个月甚至几年都可能要去看精神科医生。
21. She had reconciled herself to never seeing him again.
    她说服了自己永远不再和他见面。
22. I don't feel good about seeing roadkill.
    看到路上被轧死的动物，我觉得不舒服。
23. 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。
24. Well, we shall look forward to seeing him tomorrow
    嗯，我们期待着明天与他会面。
25. How about going shopping and seeing a show in London?
    去伦敦购物再看场演出怎么样？
26. I think she really would have liked to stop us seeing each other
    我认为她本来真的可能不想让我们俩继续交往下去。
27. It was like seeing a whole different side of somebody
    这就像是看到一个人完全不同的一面。
28. Seeing the platoon leader returning, everybody rushed up to meet him.
    看见排长回来了，大家赶忙迎上去。
29. I little dreamt of seeing you here.
    想不到在这儿见到你。
30. On seeing us, they hastened over.
    他们看到我们，赶紧走了过来。

noun

1. normal use of the faculty of vision

   Synonym:    eyesightsightedness

2. perception by means of the eyes

   Synonym:    visual perceptionbeholding

adj

1. having vision, not blind