perceive
verb[T]
uk/pəˈsiːv/us/pɚ-/perceiveverb[T](BELIEVE)
C1
to come to anopinionabout something, or have abeliefabout something:
认为；看待；视为How do theFrenchperceive the British?法国人是如何看待英国人的？
Women'smagazinesare often perceivedto besuperficial.女性杂志通常被认为是肤浅的。
- Americais perceived of as being lessclass-consciousthanBritain.
- He perceives himself to be afailure, though nothing could befurtherfrom thetruth.
- She perceives me as somesortoftyrant.
- How do you perceiveyournewrole?
- Newtechnologywas perceived to be athreattoemployment.
Not believing
- anti-science
- anti-scientific
- are my eyes deceiving me?idiom
- as if!idiom
- authority
- I'll eat my hatidiom
- iconoclasm
- iconoclastic
- in your dreams!idiom
- incredulity
- joke
- Marines
- salt
- satisfied
- self-deception
- since whenidiom
- takesomethingwith a pinch of saltidiom
- tell me another one!idiom
- worship
- yeah
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Concluding and deducing
perceiveverb[T](SEE)
C2
toseesomething or someone, or tonoticesomething that isobvious:
察觉，注意到，意识到Billperceived atinyfigurein thedistance.比尔注意到远处有个很小的身影。
I perceived anoteofunhappinessin hervoice.我从她的声音中觉察出一丝不快。
Perceivingthathe wasn'thappywith thearrangements, Itriedtobooka differenthotel.感觉到他对安排不满意，我就设法预订另外一家宾馆。
to see something
- seeI can see for miles from up here.
- noticeI noticed a crack in the ceiling.
- perceiveBill perceived a tiny figure in the distance.
- observeA teacher observed her climbing over the gate.
- spotWe managed to spot a leopard.
- catch sight ofWe looked for the bird and caught sight of it just as it flew off.
Using the eyes
- accommodate
- accommodation
- all eyes are onsomeone/somethingidiom
- astigmatic
- beholder
- butcher
- corner
- gaze
- glare
- glass
- lookout
- peep
- saw
- scope
- seesomethingwithyourown eyesidiom
- seeing is believingidiom
- shoot a glance atsomeoneidiom
- spot
- stand oversomeone
- tab
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Learning & knowing
Aware