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单词 visit
释义 vis·it
I. \ˈvizə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ verb
(visited \-zə̇d.ə̇d, -z(ə̇)tə̇d\ ; visited ; visiting \-zə̇d.iŋ, -z(ə̇)tiŋ\ ; visits)
Etymology: Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin visitare to go to see, visit, freq. of visere to look at, go to see, from vidēre to see — more at wit
transitive verb
1.
 a. archaic : to come to or upon as a spiritual help : comfort — used of the deity
  < visit us with Thy salvation — Charles Wesley >
 b.
  (1) : to bring trouble or harm to : afflict — usually used with with
   < visited his people with distempers — Tobias Smollett >
  (2) : inflict, impose — usually used with on or upon
   < visited his wrath upon them >
   < visited everlasting grief on many people because of a few rash words — T.B.Costain >
   < the court visits all costs on them — H.J.Laski >
 c.
  (1) : to take vengeance for : avenge
   < visit the sins of the fathers upon the children >
  (2) obsolete : to move vengefully against : come at
   < ere the king dismiss his power, he means to visit us — Shakespeare >
  (3) : to exact retribution for : punish
   < now will he … visit their sins — Hos 8:13 (Authorized Version) >
   < the legislature visited the action with censure >
 d. : to present itself to or come over momentarily
  < visited by a strange notion >
  < the surprise which visited me when I saw the blood — R.P.Warren >
2.
 a. : to go to see and care for as a charitable work : minister to
  < visiting the sick of the parish >
 b.
  (1) : to go to attend (a patient) — used especially of a physician
  (2) : to go to see (as a physician or dentist) for professional service
3.
 a. : to make a social call upon
  < visited friends in the early evening >
 b. : to reside with temporarily as a guest : stay with
  < visited a colleague for a week at his summer home >
 c. : to have sexual relations with
 d. : to frequent temporarily
  < many migratory birds visit these shores annually >
4.
 a. : to go to see or sojourn at (a place) for a particular purpose (as for business, pleasure, or sight-seeing)
  < what local points of interest they should visit — Dana Burnet >
  < a medicinal spring … frequently visited by invalids — American Guide Series: New Hampshire >
 b. : to go to (a place of business) on an errand
  < enough time to visit the stores before dinner >
5.
 a. obsolete : to come to observe or test the spiritual state of — used of the deity
  < God often descends to visit men unseen — John Milton >
 b. : to go or come officially to oversee or correct the operation of : inspect
  < a bishop visiting his diocese >
  < a congressional committee visiting a military base >
  < a department head visiting classrooms >
 c. archaic : to make an official examination of (as baggage or a ship and its cargo) : search
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to make an official inspection
2.
 a. : to make a call
  < spends most of her afternoons visiting >
 b. : to stay as a guest
  < visits here for a month in every year >
3. : to carry on casual conversation : chat
 < let's sit here and visit together for a while >
 < visiting with a neighbor on the telephone >
4. : to progress around the set with a figure in square dancing
II. noun
(-s)
1.
 a. : a short stay (as for sociability or friendship) that is usually longer than a social call
  < make a visit >
  < a visit with friends >
  < pay a visit >
  < return a visit >
  < suburban housewives spending their afternoons in visits and card playing >
 b. : a brief residence as a guest
  < a weekend visit with friends >
 c. : an extended but temporary stay : sojourn
  < his annual summer visits abroad >
2.
 a. : a journey to and stay or short sojourn at a place for a particular purpose
  < a visit to a museum >
  < a ship's visit to a port >
  < a visit to a neighboring town >
  < an educational visit to a steel mill >
  < visits to points of historical interest >
 b. : a brief stop on an errand or for a business purpose
  < telephoned between visits to the stores >
  < a salesman's visit to a firm >
  < repeated visits to theatrical agencies >
3.
 a.
  (1) : a professional call (as of a physician to treat a patient)
   < paid the doctor for three home visits >
  (2) : a pastoral call by a clergyman on a parishioner
   < met the minister returning from his afternoon visits >
 b. : a call upon a professional man (as a physician or dentist) for consultation or treatment
  < urged to make regular visits to his dentist >
4. : an official call or tour (as for supervision or inspection) : visitation
 < a visit by a national officer to the local chapter of a fraternal order >
 < a committee of trustees on a visit to a university >
5. : an official examination or search (as of goods or cargo); specifically : the act of a naval officer of one state in boarding a neutral merchant vessel of another state in the exercise of the right of search
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