perceive
appreciate
comprehend【导航词义:理解】
perceive v. 〈书〉理解
〔辨析〕指以某种方式看待某人或某事物。
〔例证〕
He was so young that no one perceived him as a chief executive.
他太年轻了,没有人把他当总裁看。
Don't perceive yourself to be a failure even if you do badly in school tests.
即便在学校考试中考得很糟糕,也不要认为自己很失败。
appreciate v. 理解,明白
〔辨析〕指了解局面、问题的严重性或重要性,或指了解别人的感受。
〔例证〕
She fully appreciated the significance of obtaining the permission from the principal.
她完全明白得到校长同意的意义。
We appreciate that cooking for students is an important job.
我们理解,为学生们做饭是份重要的工作。
I appreciated the difficulties my father had faced.
我了解了父亲曾经面临的困难。
comprehend v. 理解,领悟
〔辨析〕指理解复杂或难懂的事物。
〔例证〕
She did not fully comprehend what he had said.
她没有完全理解他说的话。
Finally, she comprehended that her sister wanted to borrow money.
她终于明白她妹妹是想借钱。
look
observe
perceive
see
watch【导航词义:看】
look v. 看
〔辨析〕侧重短暂的看的动作,但并不一定能看见,有时用来唤起别人的注意。
〔例证〕
Look at the blackboard.
看黑板。
Look at my new car.
瞧瞧我的新车。
She covered her eyes, afraid to look.
她蒙上眼睛,不敢看。
observe v. 〈正式〉观察(到),观看
〔辨析〕指注意到某事物,或为了解某人、某事而对其进行仔细观察。
〔例证〕
The far side of the moon is difficult for us to observe.
我们难以观察到月亮的另一面。
Thousands of people observed the ship leaving the harbour.
数以千计的人观看了轮船离港下水的情形。
The scientist carefully observed the specimen.
这名科学家仔细观察标本。
perceive v. 〈正式〉察觉,注意到; 〈书〉看待
〔辨析〕指发现或意识到某事;也指以某种方式理解某人或某事。
〔例证〕
I perceived a change in his behaviour.
我发觉他的行为有些变化。
I can't perceive any difference between these pictures.
我看不出这些图片有什么差别。
She is perceived as the future president.
她被视为未来的总裁。
see v. 看见,看到,观看
〔辨析〕侧重看的结果;也指眼睛看得见或观看比赛、电视节目等。
〔例证〕
He looked but saw nothing.
他看了看,但什么也没有看见。
You can see for miles from here.
从这儿可以看到好几英里远。
Did you see that programme last night?
你昨晚看那个节目了吗?
watch v. 注视,观看
〔辨析〕指在一段时间内关注某人或某事。
〔例证〕
watch television
看电视
Next time you visit the zoo, watch the tigers carefully.
下次你们参观动物园,要仔细观察老虎。
Can you recommend a place where we can watch the beautiful sunrise?
你能推荐一个我们可以观看美丽日出的地方吗?