see through phrasal verbphr v a) see through somebody/somethingTRICK/DECEIVE to realize that someone is trying to deceive you 看穿某人/某事物,识破某人/某事物 I saw through his excuses. 我识破了他的借口。
I could never lie to her because I know she’d see through me straight away. 我在她面前撒不了谎,因为我知道她一眼就能识破。
I can’t bluff – she’d see right through me. 我不能吹牛——她一眼就能识破。
b) see something throughCONTINUE/NOT STOP to continue doing something until it is finished, especially something difficult or unpleasant 把某事进行到底〔尤指困难或不愉快的事〕 It’ll take a lot of effort to see the project through. 完成这个项目需要投入很大的精力。
c) see somebody through (something)HELP to give help and support to someone during a difficult time 帮助某人,支持某人(渡过难关) Setting goals should help see you through. 确定好目标能帮助你渡过难关。
I’ve got enough money to see me through six months of unemployment. 我的钱够我失业后维持六个月。
d) see something through somebody’s eyes to see something or think about it in the way that someone else does 从某人的眼里看某事,从某人的角度考虑某事 The world is very different when seen through the eyes of a child. 这个世界在儿童的眼里是截然不同的。
see through• The course was hard, but I wanted to see it through.• Cassidy, aged 83, intends to see the project through to completion. see right through me• She can see right through me, he thought.
see something through somebody’s eyes• We have come to see it through the eyes of the people who take part in it.