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单词 perceive
释义
perceiveper‧ceive /pəˈsiːv $ pər-/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb [transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINperceive
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French perceivre, from Latin percipere
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
perceive
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyperceive
he, she, itperceives
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyperceived
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave perceived
he, she, ithas perceived
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad perceived
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill perceive
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have perceived
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Although Jane thought her father seemed anxious and uneasy, Susan did not perceive any change in his looks or ways.
  • Emma had perceived a certain bitterness in his tone.
  • If they perceive that a military challenge threatens their country's interests, they will not hesitate to fight.
  • The human eye is capable of perceiving thousands of insignificant details.
  • The prime minister will only resign if he perceives there is no other way out of the crisis.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But the reverse is true when an attorney represents a person who is obviously guilty or whose guilt is widely perceived.
  • Empirical research indicates that young people perceive non-drinkers lacking in these qualities.
  • However, Labour's urban policy can not be perceived as anything other than meagre.
  • However, the role of facilitator can only be successful if others perceive training as important.
  • Is it sufficient that he perceives a suspicion of bias, or must he perceive the higher hurdle of likelihood?
  • So the primafacie plausible assumption that any creature able to perceive convexity would also be aware of connectedness is false.
  • Some preventive strategies and vaccines are not used because of a perceived lack of cost-effectiveness.
  • The commercial photograph is therefore not perceived as primarily documenting real life.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
verb [transitive not in progressive] formal to have an opinion about someone or something after thinking carefully about them: · We do not consider this film suitable for young children.· She is considered to be one of the finest pianists of her generation.
verb [transitive not in progressive] to think about someone or something in a particular way, or as being a particular kind of person or thing: · Having a child makes you see things differently.· America was seen as the land of opportunity.· The country sees itself as a bridge between East and West.
verb [transitive] to think about someone or something in a particular way, or as being a particular kind of person or thing. Regard/view are a little more formal than see: · She regards herself more as an entertainer than a singer.· Many people in the industry viewed him with suspicion.
verb [transitive often passive] formal to think about someone or something in a particular way, or as being a particular kind of person or thing: · Historically, nursing has been perceived as a job for women, but things have changed now.· The group were perceived to have little real talent.· Do other people perceive us as we perceive ourselves?
(also look on somebody/something as) to think that someone or something is a particular type of person or thing: · He looked on his job as a welcome relief from the problems at home.· Even though he’s 18, his parents still think of him as a child.· I think of her more as a sister.
to realize that something is there or that something is happening, because you can see, hear, or feel it: · I noticed that he was rather quiet during dinner.· Children don’t seem to notice the cold.· ‘Julie’s home.’ ‘Yes, I noticed her bicycle outside.’
to notice something that is difficult to see, hear etc because it is very small, faint, or unclear. Detect is used about people and machines, and is more formal than notice: · X-ray telescopes can now detect virtually every type of astronomical object.· He thought he detected a flicker of interest in her eyes.
to notice something, especially something that is difficult to see or that you see for a short time only. Spot is more informal than notice: · Can you spot the difference between these two pictures?· I’m glad you spotted the mistake before it was too late.
to gradually begin to notice that something is happening or is true: · I became aware that Mum was getting a lot older.· Tessa became conscious of a feeling of guilt.
to be able to notice something because you can see, smell, hear it etc: · I could tell that she had been drinking.· Can you tell I’ve lost weight?
used to say that you suddenly notice something or someone because they are interesting, attractive, or good at something: · I saw this shirt in the shop window and it just caught my eye.· Clarke caught the eye of boss Bryan Robson when he scored for Newry last week.
formal to notice something as a result of watching or studying it closely: · Psychologists observed that the mice became more aggressive in smaller cages.
formal to notice something, especially that something is happening, or is true, or needs to be done: · The company quickly perceived the need for change.· Doctors perceive that they do not have adequate time to spend with their patients.
to see something happen because you are there at the time: · People have witnessed some great economic changes during the last ten years.
to not notice something because it is difficult to see: · It’s easy to miss the entrance – the sign is hidden behind a tree.
Longman Language Activatorto notice someone or something
to realize that something is there or that something is happening, when you see it, hear it, or feel it: · "Julie's home." "Yes, I noticed her bicycle outside."· Do you notice anything different about my hair?notice (that): · As she was about to leave, she noticed that the kitchen window was open.· Dominic took a huge slice of cake, hoping no one would notice.· I noticed that he was rather quiet during dinner.notice how/when/where etc: · Did you notice what he was wearing?· She was worried that her boss would notice how long she had been gone.notice somebody doing something: · I was about to leave when I noticed someone coming up the driveway.
to know that something is true, because you notice signs that show you this: can see/can tell (that): · We could tell that she had been crying.· I can see you're not really enjoying this.
spoken say this to mention something that you have noticed: I see (that): · I see that the new De Niro movie is playing this weekend.· I see you've been working out.
to see something or someone that is difficult to notice, or something or someone that no one else notices: · I'm glad you spotted the mistake before it was too late.· If you spot Mom and Dad coming, warn me.· I dropped my keys in the grass, but luckily Jim spotted them.spot somebody doing something: · Police finally caught up with Serrano when he was spotted eating in an Upper East Side restaurant.difficult/easy to spot: · She won't be difficult to spot -- she's got pink hair and weighs about 300 pounds.
to gradually begin to notice something: become aware/conscious (that): · I slowly became aware that I was the only woman in the bar.· He became conscious that everyone in the room had suddenly gotten quiet.become aware/conscious of: · It wasn't until after the game that he became aware of the bruises on his legs.· She became conscious of a growing amount of hostility between them.
if something or someone catches your eye , you notice them and like them because they are interesting, attractive, or unusual: · I was walking through the market when a beautiful dress caught my eye.· Wright caught the eye of filmmaker Spike Lee, who featured him in a jeans commercial.
to notice something that is difficult to see, hear etc, especially because it is very small, faint, or unclear: · Marlowe detected a faint smell of perfume as he entered the room.· She wasn't moving or responding, but he detected a slow heartbeat.· Do I detect a note of sarcasm in your voice?· The system is so sensitive that it can detect changes in temperature as small as 0.003 of a degree.
to notice a fact or detail and remember it, because it tells you something about a person or because it might be useful to you in the future: · I noted her habit of looking at the floor whenever I asked her a question.note how/when etc: · He chatted to her, noting how her face reddened every time Ian's name was mentioned.note that: · Note that the compound is more stable at high temperatures.could/can not help but note that: · I couldn't help but note that Jenny doesn't phone or call around to see you anymore.it should be noted that: · It should be noted that the witness did not recognize the defendant.
formal to notice something as a result of watching or studying it closely: · I didn't observe anything out of the ordinary about her behaviour that day.observe that: · Psychologists observed that the mice became more aggressive when they were put in smaller cages.
formal to notice something, especially something that is difficult to notice: · Although Jane thought her father seemed anxious and uneasy, Susan did not perceive any change in his looks or ways.perceive (that): · The prime minister will only resign if he perceives there is no other way out of the crisis.· If they perceive that a military challenge threatens their country's interests, they will not hesitate to fight.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· And - because this is not the same thing - which aspects of life do we perceive as zero or nonzero sum?· Capitalism may be perceived as unfair, and needing reform, but it is also perceived as incapable of fundamental transformation.· Presumably, it is because businesses are perceived as active and affluent while families are perceived as passive and poor.· A threat to any one of these is therefore perceived as threatening the others.· Of course, moving on to the internet is perceived as risky.
· However, managerial approaches are often perceived to be less effective than physical action.· The department or group that masterminds the change is often perceived to be the only one who can cope with it.
· A parallel trend which has been widely perceived but less well documented is that of increasing numbers of authors per article.· But the reverse is true when an attorney represents a person who is obviously guilty or whose guilt is widely perceived.· A second important barrier is that factoring is widely perceived to be expensive.· The President was widely perceived, by this time, as having gone from blunder to blunder.· Both Mrs Thatcher and Mr Kinnock are widely perceived to be liabilities to their parties.
NOUN
· There was still a perceived need for a head of trading.· It was based not on existing capabilities and resources, but rather on the perceived need for quick financial profit.· But he had long perceived the need to shift focus at will, from one scale or type of history to another.
· Dominating such studies has been a tendency to perceive objects as being reflective in a relatively passive sense.
· Only the people perceived him for what he was-the occupant of the authentic center.· Many older disabled people may also perceive themselves as ageing more rapidly than their non-disabled contemporaries.· To what extent do the people in these countries perceive government as having an effect on them as individuals?· I dated Courtney Love for a while and that was another education on how people perceive.· Her interest in them as people was quickly perceived and reciprocated.· Some people perceive moving together solely as a method for guides and their parties, and ignore it completely.· We were concerned with whether people perceived government as having an effect on them, their families, and their communities.
· Tawney perceived the same problem throughout his career of commentary on the education system.· Teachers perceived that these problems had been cut roughly in half among ninth-graders.· Rational techniques were introduced to try to solve what were perceived to be problems at the time.· The user group perceives a problem, which is analysed, and potential solutions scrutinized.· Sufferers constantly compare themselves with others, check their appearance, use clothing to conceal perceived problem and may resort to surgery.· Signs of the disorder include picking at the skin, frequently touching the perceived problem area, excessive dieting or exercise.· While most participants perceived the problem they differed somewhat over the matter of its resolution.
· This was perceived as a threat to the Plantagenets in Aquitaine.· They damned the no-nonsense, authoritarian government, which peremptorily squashed even the smallest perceived threat to social peace.· Events and situations that you perceive as threats or challenges are called stressors.· And like all perceived threats, the dangers are inflated.· The children targeted were a public eyesore, nuisance, or perceived threat.
· This exchange of energy explains how we perceive the world.· And perceive his world, select what to recall from memory, then decide how to act?· These relationships depend on how they see or perceive the world outside their inner world.· People perceive the world as though it were guiding and constraining them.· In the traditional view a person perceives the world around him and acts upon it to make it known to him.· Men still define and control how people should perceive the world.· She experimented with her new optic, shifting her patch to her right eye and perceiving the world through heat patterns.· We have no mental conception of what it is like to perceive the world through antennae.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounperceptionperceptivenessadjectiveperceptible ≠ imperceptibleperceptiveadverbperceptibly ≠ imperceptiblyperceptivelyverbperceive
1 written to understand or think of something or someone in a particular way → perceptionperceive something/somebody as something Even as a young woman she had been perceived as a future chief executive.perceive something/somebody to be something Often what is perceived to be aggression is simply fear. Children who do badly in school tests often perceive themselves to be failures.2 formal to notice, see, or recognize something → perceptive:  That morning, he perceived a change in Franca’s mood. Cats are not able to perceive colour.perceive that He perceived that there was no other way out of the crisis.► see thesaurus at noticeGRAMMAR: Using the progressivePerceive is not used in the progressive. You say: · I perceive a slight difference. ✗Don’t say: I am perceiving a slight difference.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS
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