visit
visit — 名詞
1. A time when someone travels to see another person or spends time in a particular
拜訪
去某地或某人處的活動
A time when someone travels to see another person or spends time in a particular place.
Zola made a short visit to her aunt in the countryside last weekend.
Zola 上週末去鄉下拜訪了她的阿姨，待了很短的時間。
visit + to + place for social purpose
The art gallery counted over three thousand visits during the festival.
那間美術館在節日期間累計超過三千人次參觀。
countable: number of visits to a venue
A surprise visit from her son made the elderly woman very happy.
兒子的突然來訪讓那位老婦人非常開心。
a visit from + person
Christopher's first visit to the zoo was an unforgettable experience.
Christopher 第一次去動物園是一次難忘的經驗。
- pay a visit
- make a visit
- short visit
- return visit
- personal visit
文法句型
visit + to + place/person
a visit + from + person
用法筆記
Countable noun — often used with 'pay' as in 'pay a visit' or 'make' as in 'make a visit'. The preposition 'to' introduces the destination, while 'from' introduces the person arriving.
常見錯誤
2. A reserved appointment with a physician, attorney, or other qualified specialist
看診；諮詢
向專業人士求診或諮詢
A reserved appointment with a physician, attorney, or other qualified specialist whose professional help you need.
Tuan has a dental visit scheduled for next Tuesday afternoon.
Tuan 預約了下星期二下午去看牙醫。
specific professional: dental visit
The patient's follow-up visit with the specialist lasted nearly an hour.
那位病人找專科醫師回診，看了將近一個小時。
follow-up visit + with + specialist
Ayesha's home visit from the community nurse put her mind at ease.
社區護理師到 Ayesha 家中訪視，讓她安心不少。
home visit + from + professional
Many clinics now offer video visits for quick consultations online.
現在許多診所提供視訊看診，方便快速諮詢。
- doctor's visit
- home visit
- follow-up visit
- office visit
- video visit
- appointment
broader — can be for any service, not just professionals
- consultation
more formal; focuses on the advice or diagnosis aspect
文法句型
possessive + visit
visit + to + professional
用法筆記
Commonly preceded by a possessive noun describing the professional (doctor's visit, dentist's visit) or a purpose (home visit, hospital visit). 'Video visit' is a recent usage for remote medical consultations.
常見錯誤
visit — 動詞
1. To go somewhere for recreation or tourism, or to meet with someone as a friend o
探訪；參觀
去某地或見某人（社交或觀光）
To go somewhere for recreation or tourism, or to meet with someone as a friend or family member.
Jiwoo visits her grandmother every Sunday afternoon without fail.
Jiwoo 每個星期日下午都會去看外婆，從不間斷。
transitive: visit + person, regular action
During their trip to London, the Chen family visited the British Museum and the Tower of London.
Chen 一家去倫敦旅行時，參觀了大英博物館和倫敦塔。
transitive: visit + place for sightseeing
Paloma visited for a few days and slept on the sofa in the living room.
Paloma 來住了幾天，晚上就睡在客廳的沙發上。
intransitive: visit + for + duration
The school nurse visits the classroom once a month to check the children's eyesight.
校護每個月會到教室一次，幫孩子們檢查視力。
- visit family
- visit friends
- visit a museum
- visit a country
- come to visit
- go visit
- leave
the opposite action — departing from a place instead of arriving
文法句型
visit + place
visit + person
visit (intransitive) for + time
用法筆記
As a transitive verb takes a direct object (visit a museum, visit a friend). As an intransitive verb, it is often followed by 'for' plus a duration or 'with' (US) to indicate the person.
常見錯誤
2. To open and look at a website using a web browser on a computer, phone, or other
瀏覽
用瀏覽器查看網站內容
To open and look at a website using a web browser on a computer, phone, or other device.
Dahlia visits the recipe website every evening to find new dishes to cook.
Dahlia 每天晚上都會上食譜網站，尋找新菜色來做。
visit + website for a habitual activity
Over five thousand people visited the company's homepage on the first day of the sale.
促銷活動第一天，超過五千人瀏覽了該公司的首頁。
passive-like active: people visit + site
Stefan visited the library's online catalogue to search for a book on gardening.
Stefan 上圖書館的線上目錄查詢，想找一本園藝書。
Users who visit the forum can post questions and get answers from other members.
上討論區的用戶可以發問，並從其他會員那裡得到解答。
visit + site for interaction
- visit a website
- visit a site
- visit a page
- visit a blog
文法句型
visit + website
visit + site
visit + page
用法筆記
The most common computing-related sense of 'visit'. The object is the web address or site name, not a person. Often used in web analytics: 'unique visitors' means individual people who accessed the site.
常見錯誤
visit upon
phrasal verbTo inflict or impose something unpleasant on someone. Now considered formal or literary.
降臨（災難等）；使⋯遭受
The harsh winter weather visited heavy snow and power cuts upon the mountain villages.
visit on
phrasal verbTo cause something unpleasant to affect someone.
降臨於
The storm visited great damage on the coastal town.
Did the judge visit a harsh sentence on the criminal?
visit with
phrasal verbTo talk informally with someone for a short time.
與…聊天
Maya visited with her neighbor over coffee yesterday.
Can you visit with me after the meeting?
pay a visit
idiomTo visit someone or somewhere, especially as a polite or formal action.
拜訪；造訪
The manager decided to pay a visit to the new branch office to meet the staff.
visit with
idiomTo spend time talking informally with someone; to chat socially. Used mainly in American English.
聊天；敘舊
After the meeting, Kasia stayed behind to visit with a few colleagues she had not seen in months.
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常見搭配
名詞搭配
- visit a friend
- visit a place
- visit a country
- visit a museum
- visit a website
常用片語
- pay a visit
- return a visit
- on a visit