英语词汇“to see coming”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. to see (something) coming: to foresee, anticipate; esp. (chiefly in negative or counterfactual contexts) to anticipate and be prepared for (an unpleasant event or situation).

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a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1537) f. 111^v Without interest we commit sinne, seeyng peyne commyng withall.

1534 T. Elyot tr. St. Cyprian Swete & Deuoute Serm. sig. E^v Thou mayste escape the ruynes, wreckes, and plages, whiche nowe thou seeste commynge.

1602 S. Patrick tr. J. de Hainault Estate of Church 584 It should be impossible for him to withstand the tempest which he sawe comming.

1720 T. Boston Human Nature vi. 378 To feel Trouble before we see it coming, to be past Hope before we have any Fear, is a very sad Case.

1812 B. R. Haydon Jrnl. 4 Apr. in Autobiogr. (1853) I. x. 171 Felt a sort of check in imagination at the difficulties I saw coming.

1892 Times 9 Aug. 15/3 The cyclist can see the accident coming.

1933 Beckley (W. Va.) Post-Herald 24 May 5/5 I should never have let this happen... I should have seen it coming—and gone away long ago.

1955 N. Coward Diary 19 Aug. (2000) 280 He obviously is worried about Vivien and Larry. He's been at Notley a good deal and seen it coming.

1974 ‘E. Lathen’ Sweet & Low xv. 149 Thatcher sympathized with him. This was one he had not seen coming, either.

2002 Private Eye 20 Sept. 11/2 No one saw the huge loss coming.

b. colloquial. to see (a person) coming: to recognize (a person) as a likely target for deception, overcharging, etc. Esp. in they (etc.) must have seen you (also me, etc.) coming.

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1893 Mercury (Hobart, Tasmania) 24 Feb. I never paid more than 2s 6d. up to 3s for my horse, and..if ‘A Victorian’ paid 5s, the Tasy ostlers must have ‘seen him coming’.

1902 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang VI. i. 138/2 To see one coming, to impose on.

1922 Sunset Apr. 28/2 I went out to the States intending to settle down in civilization, but they must have seen me coming. In no time I hadn't a cent left.

1960 Herald Jrnl. (Logan, Utah) 24 June 2/1 They must have seen you coming. I bought the same thing for $10 less.

1990 M. Leigh Life is Sweet in Naked & Other Screenplays (1995) 129 Aubrey: They're knackered... I got the three of them for seventeen pound fifty—y'know? Andy: They saw you coming, mate!

2016 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 8 Mar. 26 At the prices they charge, they must have seen me coming.

单词	to see coming
释义	> as lemmas to see (something) coming a. to see (something) coming: to foresee, anticipate; esp. (chiefly in negative or counterfactual contexts) to anticipate and be prepared for (an unpleasant event or situation). ΚΠ a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1537) f. 111^v Without interest we commit sinne, seeyng peyne commyng withall. 1534 T. Elyot tr. St. Cyprian Swete & Deuoute Serm. sig. E^v Thou mayste escape the ruynes, wreckes, and plages, whiche nowe thou seeste commynge. 1602 S. Patrick tr. J. de Hainault Estate of Church 584 It should be impossible for him to withstand the tempest which he sawe comming. 1720 T. Boston Human Nature vi. 378 To feel Trouble before we see it coming, to be past Hope before we have any Fear, is a very sad Case. 1812 B. R. Haydon Jrnl. 4 Apr. in Autobiogr. (1853) I. x. 171 Felt a sort of check in imagination at the difficulties I saw coming. 1892 Times 9 Aug. 15/3 The cyclist can see the accident coming. 1933 Beckley (W. Va.) Post-Herald 24 May 5/5 I should never have let this happen... I should have seen it coming—and gone away long ago. 1955 N. Coward Diary 19 Aug. (2000) 280 He obviously is worried about Vivien and Larry. He's been at Notley a good deal and seen it coming. 1974 ‘E. Lathen’ Sweet & Low xv. 149 Thatcher sympathized with him. This was one he had not seen coming, either. 2002 Private Eye 20 Sept. 11/2 No one saw the huge loss coming. extracted from seev. to see (a person) coming b. colloquial. to see (a person) coming: to recognize (a person) as a likely target for deception, overcharging, etc. Esp. in they (etc.) must have seen you (also me, etc.) coming. ΚΠ 1893 Mercury (Hobart, Tasmania) 24 Feb. I never paid more than 2s 6d. up to 3s for my horse, and..if ‘A Victorian’ paid 5s, the Tasy ostlers must have ‘seen him coming’. 1902 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang VI. i. 138/2 To see one coming, to impose on. 1922 Sunset Apr. 28/2 I went out to the States intending to settle down in civilization, but they must have seen me coming. In no time I hadn't a cent left. 1960 Herald Jrnl. (Logan, Utah) 24 June 2/1 They must have seen you coming. I bought the same thing for $10 less. 1990 M. Leigh Life is Sweet in Naked & Other Screenplays (1995) 129 Aubrey: They're knackered... I got the three of them for seventeen pound fifty—y'know? Andy: They saw you coming, mate! 2016 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 8 Mar. 26 At the prices they charge, they must have seen me coming. extracted from seev. < as lemmas
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