一、核心区别
Look Through:强调“主动浏览、仔细查看”的动作,侧重过程,不涉及对事物本质的判断。
See Through:强调“看穿、识破”本质,或“支持某人度过困难”,侧重结果或深层理解。
二、详细用法及例句解析
1. Look Through
含义1:快速浏览(文件、列表等)
常见搭配:look through + 名词(document, list, report)
例句:She looked through the meeting agenda (that her assistant had prepared) before the conference started.
句式结构:主语 + look through + 宾语(+ 定语从句)
时态:一般过去时(描述过去具体动作)
从句:that引导定语从句,修饰agenda,说明文件来源
含义2:仔细查看(物品、细节)
例句:The detective is looking through the evidence (which was collected from the crime scene) to find clues.
句式结构:主语 + be动词 + looking through + 宾语(+ 定语从句)
时态:现在进行时(强调当前正在进行的动作)
从句:which引导定语从句,修饰evidence,说明证据的来源
2. See Through
含义1:看穿、识破(谎言、伪装)
常见搭配:see through + 名词(lie, disguise, trick)
例句:I saw through his flattery (that he used to get a promotion) immediately.
句式结构:主语 + see through + 宾语(+ 定语从句)
时态:一般过去时(描述过去瞬间的判断)
从句:that引导定语从句,修饰flattery,说明奉承的目的
含义2:支持某人度过(困难时期)
例句:Her friends have seen her through the tough time (when she lost her job last year).
句式结构:主语 + have seen + 宾语 + through + 名词(+ 定语从句)
时态:现在完成时(强调动作对现在的影响,“支持”的动作已完成,且她已度过困难)
从句:when引导定语从句,修饰time,说明困难发生的时间
三、练习题
1. 用look through或see through填空,并分析句子成分:
She ________ the contract carefully before signing it.(答案:looked through;时态:一般过去时,宾语:the contract,动作“浏览合同”侧重过程)
We all ________ his excuse because it was full of contradictions.(答案:saw through;时态:一般过去时,宾语:his excuse,动作“识破借口”侧重结果,从句隐含“that was full of contradictions”修饰excuse)
My parents ________ me ________ the difficult period when I failed the exam.(答案:have seen; through;时态:现在完成时,宾语:me,“支持我度过困难时期”,when引导定语从句修饰period)
2. 翻译句子(需体现动词区别):
他花了一小时浏览所有申请材料。(答案:He spent an hour looking through all the application materials. 用look through体现“浏览”过程)
最终,她看穿了他假装友善的目的。(答案:Finally, she saw through his purpose of pretending to be kind. 用see through体现“看穿”本质)