1.perceive是感官动词,基本意思是“觉察”“理解”“看到”,指通过视觉等各种感官,也指依靠敏锐的观察力很清晰地“感受”外界事物,理解或获得关于该事物的知识。引申表示“心里明白”。
2.perceive可接名词、代词、动词不定式、动名词作宾语,也可接that从句或疑问词引导的从句。
3.perceive所接的that从句表示的是思想上的反映而非生理上的反应,常译为“意识到…”“明白…”。
4.perceive还可接以动词不定式或动名词充当补足语的复合宾语。动词不定式通常不带to,但在被动结构中to不可省略。
5.perceive有时还可接“to be+n./adj.”充当补足语的复合宾语。
6.perceive后可接so或not替代前面提到的肯定式或否定式的宾语。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
She has perceived the danger.她已觉察到那危险了。
They perceived the faults of their own children.他们知道了他们自己儿女的过失。
I can't perceive any difference between these coins.我看不出这些硬币的区别。
Did you perceive a red colour or a green one?你看出来是红颜色还是绿颜色?
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
That rule is not easily perceived.这条规则不容易理解。
Such fallacies are not easily perceived.识别这种谬论并非易事。
▲S+～+that-clause
They perceived that they were unwelcome and left.他们意识到他们是不受欢迎的,于是就离开了。
I perceived that I could not make him change his mind.我意识到我不能使他改变主意。
They perceived that the enemy was trying to wear down their resistance.他们明白敌人是想用消耗的办法来制服他们的抵抗。
▲S+～+wh-clause
You can easily perceive what he wants.你可轻而易举地看出他要什么。
He perceived what the shy little man wanted.他看出了这个害羞的小人想要什么。
用作宾补动词
▲S+～+n./pron.+to/-v
We perceive him wish to make progress.我们看得出他是要求进步的。
I plainly perceive some objections remain.我清楚地察觉到还有一些反对意见。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
You are perceived to accept his offer.有人得知,你要接受他的条件。
The thief was perceived to steal into the house.有人看见小偷溜进那房子里去了。
▲S+～+n./pron.+v-ing
Did you perceive anyone entering the laboratory?你看见有人进入实验室吗?
They perceived a stranger wandering in the garden.他们看到一个陌生人在花园里闲逛。
We perceived a little girl coming toward us.我们发觉一个小女孩正朝我们这边走来。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
She was perceived dancing alone in her room.有人看见她正在自己的房子里独自起舞。
▲S+～+n./pron.+to be n./adj.
Soon the boy perceived the snake to be a dead one.男孩很快发觉那条蛇是死的。
On entering his house, we at once perceived him to be tasteful.我们一进他的房子,立刻感觉到他是个高品位的人。
其他
▲S+～+so/not
—Do you perceive what I mean?—I perceive so.——你明白我的意思吗?——我明白。

perceive sb to do sth, perceive sb doing sth
perceive后用作宾语补足语时,可以是动词不定式,也可以是现在分词。其区别是:用动词不定式表示动作的全过程,用现在分词表示动作正在进行。
perceive, conceive
参见conceive条。
perceive, note, notice, observe
这组词都有“注意”“观察”的意思。其区别是:perceive指使用各种感觉器官去了解事物; notice指观察并注意到某个重要却又很容易被忽略掉的细节; note比notice意味更强烈,指不但注意到,而且记录下来,但有时只指思想上注意到并记在脑中; observe指在方便有利的位置上注意观察、研究某事物或现象,强调思想高度集中,态度严谨客观,但此词多用于科研方面。
perceive, observe, see
参见see条。
perceive, recognize
参见recognize条。

虽然从广义讲来, perceive可指通过任何感官“感受”外界事物,但在实际应用中,一般只指视觉。例如:
他听见噪音。
误:He perceived a noise.
正:He heard a noise.
医生试摸他的脉搏。
误:The doctor perceived his pulse.
正:The doctor felt his pulse.