你能說清楚“see”、“look”、和“watch”的區別嗎?

今天跟大家說說“see”、“look”、和“watch”這三個動詞,不要再搞混淆啦!

你能說清楚“see”、“look”、和“watch”的區別嗎?

See - perceive

See can mean ‘perceive’ or ‘receive information via your eyes’。

See

in this meaning is a state verb (so no seeing!)

透過你的眼睛理解/收到資訊,在此義項下是個狀態動詞(所以不能用於進行)。

If you look here, you will see me!

如果你往這邊看,你就能看到我啦!

See - imagine See

can mean ‘imagine’。 You can

see something happening

see someone as something

or

see yourself as something

see可以表示想象,把。。。看成。。。

Where do you see yourself in five years' time?

In five years' time, I see myself as a serious news reporter.

五年後你覺得自己在哪裡?五年後,我把自己看作一名嚴肅的新聞記者。

Look - direct your eyesLook

means ‘direct your eyes to see something’。

look意思是引導你的眼睛去看什麼東西。

If you look here, you will see me! 如果你往這邊看,你就能看到我啦!

Look - appearLook

can mean ‘appear’。 It‘s usually followed by an adjective。 Combine

look

with ’at‘, ’into‘ or ’over‘ to mean ’examine‘ or ’investigate‘。

在此義項下,look是看起來的意思,後面通常跟介詞at、into、over等表示檢查

That book looks interesting.

Your meal looks delicious.

Police are looking into reports of fraud at a local bank.

那本書看起來很有趣。

你的飯菜看起來很好吃。

警方正在調查一家當地銀行的欺詐報告。

Watch - observeWatch

can mean ’fix your vision on something to observe it‘。

watch是端詳觀察注視的意思。

You are watching me.你在盯著我。

Watch - be careful of somethingWatch

can mean ’be careful of something‘。 We

watch for something

watch out for something

or

watch + question word

在此義項下watch可以指小心、留意的意思。

Watch what you say about him. He sees everything.注意你對他的評價。他什麼都看到了。

Watch - guardWatch

can mean ’guard‘ or ’protect‘。 We can also use

watch over.

watch可以是“守衛”或“保護”的意思。我們也可以用watch over。

Please watch my bag while I go to the toilet!我上廁所的時候請看好我的包!