| 词组 | see |
| 释义 | see The verb see is used with several different meanings. Its past tense is saw, not 'seed'. Its past participle is seen. ◊ using your eyes If you can see something, you are aware of it through your eyes. We can see the horizon now. Note that you usually use can in sentences like these. You say, for example, 'I can see the sea'. You do not say 'I see the sea'. You also do not use a continuous tense. You do not say 'I am seeing the sea'. If you want to say that someone was aware of something in this way in the past, you usually use could see. He could see Wilson's face in the mirror. If you want to say that someone became aware of something, you use saw. We suddenly saw a vessel through a gap in the fog. You can use an '-ing' form after saw or could see to indicate that someone was aware of something that was continuing to take place. I saw Benjamin standing there patiently. They could see the planes coming in over the fields. You can use an infinitive without 'to' after saw to indicate that someone was aware of a complete event or action. He saw the tears come to her eyes. I saw Bogeslavski get to his feet. ◊ WARNING You do not use a 'to'-infinitive with an active form of see. You do not say, for example, 'I saw him to take the book'. ◊ passive use You can use a passive form of see, followed by either a 'to'-infinitive or an '-ing' form. You use a 'to'-infinitive after a passive form when you are talking about a complete event or action. One pilot was seen to bail out. You use an '-ing' form when you are talking about an event or action that was continuing to take place. Mr Humbert was seen eating his steak. ◊ WARNING Do not confuse see with look at or watch. For an explanation of the differences, see entry at ↑ ◊ meeting someone See is often used to mean 'visit' or 'meet by arrangement'. It would be a good idea for you to see a doctor. If two people are meeting each other regularly, for example because they are in love, you can say that they are seeing each other. When see has this meaning, it is usually used in a continuous tense. Does he know we are seeing each other? ◊ understanding See is very commonly used to mean 'understand'. I don't quite see how they can argue that. He didn't seem to notice much, if you see what I mean. People often say 'I see' to show that they have understood something. 'Humbert is Dolly's real father.' ---'I see.' When see means 'understand', you can use 'can' or 'could' with it. I can see why Mr Smith is worried. I can't see how it can carry on at the same rate. I could see his point. You do not use a continuous tense when see means 'understand'. You do not say, for example, 'I am seeing what you mean'. ◊ attending to something If you see that something is done or see to it that it is done, you make sure that it is done, by getting someone else to do it or by doing it yourself. See that everything is marked with your initials. I'll see to it that there is some action. When someone attends to something that needs attention, you can say that they see to it or see about it. A man was there to see to our luggage. Rudolph went into the station to see about Thomas's ticket. |
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