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protect them M ; ft* eS : I saw the old lady across (=
helped her cross) the road.
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May I see you home (= go with you as
far as your house)? he iff 7 oj Vf jfc M ?:
<o My secretary will see you out (= show you the way out of the
building).
IIMl Most idioms containing
see are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example
not see the wood for the trees is at wood. A 0 Wi
&
see #3 ft n£ iM ft 3? W ' fcft R MW ® +0 A *0
7
he I!j, #P not see the wood for the trees f£ it]
7 wood 70 for all (the world)
to see clearly
visible; in a way that is clearly visible BJM; MM § 01 ,let me ‘see/ let’s
see (informal) used when you are
thinking or trying to remember sth ikhs / P@CJ # #: ihhc / ® —
®: Now let me see—how old is she now? it
fie® 7H.
BA. see sth 'coming to realize that there
is going to be a problem before it happens hi 3\ £#|nj M: M. iR 3\
« tti If M: We should have seen it coming. There was no way he could keep
going under all that pressure. he Cl 44f!] 6*J» ft&AMJBEA,
ftk 77T
iljtTi o ,see for your'self to find out or look at
sth yourself in order to be sure that what sb is saying is true 77 7 B i 14 % ) : If you don’t
believe
me, go and see for
yourself!
)fc 41 7 fit lie i& • # [4 B A HIf- ! see sb/sth for what
they are/it is to realize that sb/sth is not as good,
pleasant, etc. as they/it seem #i#£A ( im® ) seeing
that ... (also informal seeing as (how) ...) because of the
fact that ... ^ 7 ; E^f ; 0 >j: Seeing that he’s been
off sick all week he’s unlikely to come, fEif -M7,
J^!A7Aiil7;AMfi7o see you (a round) | (I’ll) be seeing you
|
,see
you later (informal) goodbye flE: I’d better be going
now. See you! hft/Ehe Wf \%
^ 7
o If E! you 'see (informal) used when you are
explaining sth (
jit: You see, the thing
is, we won’t be finished before Friday. M @ M M $ 2 W m he CJ % 7 7 ¥ „
'see about sth to deal with sth M'- M44; 44 H; I must see about (= prepare) lunch.
hehH$7
t£ To O He says he
won’t help, does he? Well, we’ll soon see about that (= I will demand
that he does help), life
H7j§? if, mmm-ztm. oi+-ing!
I’ll have to see about getting that roof repaired. he
f# fie A IE ^ M o 'see sth in sb/sth to find sb/sth
attractive or interesting # ± ;
ff- 7
; J«t4# • • • 7 ®£ :
1
don’t know what she sees in
him.
he 770 it
JL7o ,see sb<-»'off 1 to go to a station,
an airport, etc. to say goodbye to sb who is starting a journey fj ■■■
xi fj
; il $ij 2 [BrE) to force sb to leave a place, for example
by chasing them If 7 • 9K M ( ^ A ) : The dogs saw them off
in no time. Jl^ ft]; >/. M fE
(Ml tff 77 0 3 {RrE) to defeat sb in a game, fight,
etc. ( iA
The home team saw off the challengers by 68 points to
47.
7IALU 68:47 7
,see sb*-‘out (not used in the
progressive tenses 7 hi AJffifrM) (6r£) to last longer
than the rest of sb’s life ^MpAk^AT:; A^A:
I’ve had this coat
for years, and I’m sure
it will see me out. r
he® -^S?70 ,see sth^‘out (not used
in the progressive
tenses 7 ffl 7 it fir N") (BrE)
to reach the end or last until the end of sth -■
■$£%.: They
had enough fuel to see
the winter out. IM17
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He saw
out his career in
house before we can make
you an offer, he Cl Hr He if if H 7J^7IA^h‘t^R#JHvCi‘c
,see
‘through sb/sth (not used in the progressive tenses 7 hi 7 it I tM) to realize the truth about sb/sth
it; iR : We saw through him from the start. — ff
3\ ^ M f# % ® :
She’s determined to see the job through. JSSuAllXfho ,see sb ‘through | ,see
sb through sth (not used in the
progressive tenses ■ 7 hi 7 li It H4) to give help or
support to sb for a particular period of time #?hij ( ) -3£AJ£ jhl: Her
courage and good humour saw
her through, jtfe M M ® 61-1 O I only have $20 to see
me through the week, he R 7 20 A A t# he xi' ' hi 7
o ‘see to sth to deal with sth A JI:
M W'; 14 M: Will you see to the arrangements for
the next meeting? M M h-L w Kf-0 Don’t worry—I’ll see to it.
h'llfi'l/ —- iAIf JLf^ATiiSo O Well have to get that
door seen to (= repaired), he ill fh he A4E li H ft T o
'see
to it that ... to make sure that ... #(£:
Can you see to it that the fax goes this afternoon?
fm?
a noun [format) the district or
office of a bishop
or
an archbishop ( ^,A±i( ) IStE; )
M: M
: the Holy See (= the office of the Pope)
(> mi
SYNONYMS mxmmjr
see
spot ♦ catch •
glimpse ♦ dap/lay/set eyes on
These words all mean to become aware of sb/sth by
using your eyes, especially suddenly or when it is not easy to seethem/it.
x.
see to become aware of sb/sth by using your
eyes ft # JAL, hi71 > # th: She looked for him but couldn’t see him in
the crowd. k&{£ A^Mflc AfJc A-
fSSWJAL ffeo o He could see (that) she had been crying. ftk IHh
spot to see or notice sb/sth, especially
suddenly or when they are not easy to see or notice ft#JA1, # tB. I’ve just spotted a
mistake on the front cover, he 1417 ft 4f ffi-t AM 7 ~
catch to see or notice sth for a moment, but not
clearly or completely ftHJAL She caught
sight of a car in the
distance, -*$§■0
He caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror, fife# 7
-TOftf/JlRBc
glimpse (literary) to see sb/sth for a
moment, but not clearly or completely ft W E, 7 7R: He’d glimpsed her
through the window as he passed.
clap/!ay/set eyes on sb/sth (informal) (usually used in
negative statements) to see sb/sth ( lift
) fh tm. If: / haven’t clapped eyes
on them for weeks, ht*! 7 M $1 E 3\ ftfefl i <,
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
2
to see/spot that/how/what/where/who
...
3
to suddenly see/spot/catch/glimpse sb/sth * can/could see
4
to fail to see/spot
seed o-w /Si:d/ noun, verb mnoun
►
OF PL\NTS/FRUIT flt(; A [C, U] the small hard
part produced by a plant, from which a new plant can grow
#
7; If: a. packet of wild
flower seeds - - -fe S? Vc 4? o
sesame
seeds
^ o Sow the seeds outdoors in spring.
#
A fE # 7 M 7 S o O These vegetables can
be grown
from seed. o seed potatoes
(= used for planting) gf fh 6 •! ± S —see also birdseed 2 [C] (NAmE) = pip /?.(!)
— picture o pages R17, R18
►
BEGINNING 3 [C, usually pi.] ~
(of sth) the beginning of a feeling or a development which continues to grow j&W; ^2 El; H3?; 7^: the seeds of rebellion
fo fk ®
® 0 This planted the seeds
of doubt in my mind. &fh *7hc7'7»77«W^7o
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