visit
v
1 [I, Tn]
(a) go or come to see (a person, place, etc) either socially or on business or for some other purpose 去或來看(某人、 某處等)(可為社交或公事或其他目的)
No answer -- they must be out visiting. 沒有人接電話--他們準(zhǔn)是出門了.
`visiting hours (ie when relatives and friends can see patients) at a hospital 醫(yī)院里探望病人的時間
visit a friend, dentist,fortune-teller, etc 訪友、 去看牙病、 去算命
Most tourists in London visit the British Museum. 去倫敦的游客多半要去參觀不列顛博物館.
(b) go or come to see (a place, an institution, etc) in order to make an official examination or check 去或來看(某地、 某機構(gòu))(為視察或檢查)
The school inspector is visiting next week. 督學(xué)下周要來視察.
The restaurant is visited regularly by public health officers. 這個餐館有公共衛(wèi)生部門官員定期前來檢查.
2 [I, Tn] stay temporarily at (a place) or with (a person) 在(某地或某人處)逗留
We don't live here, we're just visiting. 我們不住在這里, 只是短期停留.
Owls visited the barn to rest. 貓頭鷹飛落在谷倉處.
I'm going to visit my aunt for a few days. 我打算去姑媽家住幾天.
3 [Ipr] ~ with sb (US infml 口) visit sb, esp for an informal talk or chat 去某人處(尤指為閑談或聊天)
Please stay and visit with me for a while. 請呆上一會兒跟我聊聊. =>Usage 見所附用法.
4 [Tn.pr] ~ sth on/upon sb/sth (arch 古) inflict punishment, etc on sb/sth 對某人[某事物]進(jìn)行懲罰等
visit the sins of the fathers upon the children, ie make the children suffer for their parents' failings 使子女因父母之過錯而受懲罰. visit, n
1 ~ (to sb/sth) (from sb/sth) act or period of visiting; temporary stay 來或去見某人或到某處訪問; 參觀; 游覽; 逗留
It was his first visit to his wife's parents. 那是他第一次去看望岳父和岳母.
pay a visit to a friend, a doctor, a prospective customer, etc 訪友、 去看病、 去見客戶洽談生意
be, come, go on a visit to the seaside 在、 來、 去海濱游玩
the Queen's state visit (ie made for official or political reasons) to China 女王對中國的國事訪問
regular visits from the landlord 房東經(jīng)常登門.
2 (US infml 口) chat or talk 聊天; 談話
We had a nice visit on the phone. 我們在電話里談得很高興. visit, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
We can visit (US visit with) or go to see someone at home or at work. 去見在家中的或在工作處的某人可以說visit(用美式英語則說visit with). *Come/Go and stay is used in informal English for a longer visit at somebody's house *come/go and stay是口語說法, 指到某人家里呆上一段時間
Come and stay with us soon. 快來我們這里住些日子吧.
I'm hoping to go and stay with my cousin Tom over Christmas. 我希望到我表哥湯姆那兒去過圣誕節(jié). We call on someone for an official purpose 因公事去見某人可以說call on
A representative of the company will call on you to assess the damage. 公司的代表將前往貴處評估受損失的狀況. We call in on a friend for a short time, often when we are on our way to somewhere else *call in on常指在前往某處的途中順便到友人處短暫停留
We could call in on Patrick on the way to your mother's. 我們到你母親家去, 不妨順路到帕特里克家串個門兒. More informally, we drop by at somebody's (house), drop in on somebody or (in US English) visit with somebody when we make a casual visit to friends or relations *drop by、 drop in on或(在美式英語中作)visit with, 這些詞組更多用於口語, 指隨便到親友家作客
Let's drop in on Nick when we're in Bristol, shall we? 咱們在布里斯托爾的時候, 去看看尼克, 好嗎?
?? 擴展釋義
*['vizit]n. 拜訪, 訪問, 游覽, 視察vt. 拜訪, 訪問, 參觀, 視察, 降臨vi. 訪問, 參觀, 閑談相關(guān)詞組: pay a visit to sth visit sth on sb pay a visit to sb