词组 | to see through someone/something |
释义 | (redirected from to see through someone/something)see something throughto follow through on something until it is completed. Mary is prepared to see the project through. It's going to be an unpleasant experience, but I hope you'll see it through. see through someone or something1. Lit. [for one's vision] to penetrate something clear or opaque or a person. Of course, I can see through the window! With x-rays, they can see through your body! 2. Fig. to understand or detect the true nature of someone or something. You can't fool me anymore. I can see through you and all your tricks. This plan is designed to make money for you, not to help people. I can see through it! I'm not a fool! see through1. see through someone or something . Understand the true character or nature of someone or something, as in We saw through his superficial charm: he was obviously a liar. [c. 1400] 2. Also, see out. Remain with an undertaking to the end; also, provide steadfast support to. For example, I saw the reorganization through and then I left the company, or We'll see out the year in Florida and then decide if the move is permanent, or We'll see you through medical school but then you're on your own. see throughv. 1. To apprehend one's true nature or character despite some affectation or deception: We saw through his superficial charm. 2. To cause or help someone to manage or survive: I have enough savings to see me through a month without work. We'll see you through until you finish college. 3. To work on some project until completion: We are determined to see the project through. see through someone/something, toTo penetrate to the true nature; to overcome deception. This locution dates from the sixteenth century, and the idea is no doubt much older still. “He saw through him, both within and without,” wrote Edward Hall (Chronicles, ca. 1548). Ben Jonson amplified it with another metaphor (Cynthia’s Revels, 1599, 5.4): “He is a mere peece of glasse, I see through him.” |
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