- scan
- v. [skæn] ( scans; scanned; scanning )
- 双解释义
- vt. 匆促地略看; 扫视 glance at quickly, but not very thoroughly
- vi. 合韵律 (of verse) to fit a metrical pattern
- 基本要点
1.scan的基本含义是“看,扫视”,指一部分一部分地审视,可指认真观察研究,也可指粗略地浏览,须依据上下文确定其含义。引申还可指“合韵律”。
2.scan可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,后接名词或代词作宾语。
3.scan的过去式和过去分词均为scanned。
- 词汇搭配
- ～+名词
- scan book 看书
- scan letter 看信
- scan list 看名单
- scan newspaper 看报纸
- scan sky 扫视天空
- ～+副词
- scan anxiously 焦虑地察看
- scan badly 不符合格律
- scan properly 不合韵律
- scan rapidly 匆匆地看
- scan smoothly 很合格律，轻松地浏览
- ～+介词
- scan for 为了…而看
- scan with 用…来看
- 常用短语
scan for(v.+prep.)
为寻找…而看 look at sth carefully for sth
▲scan sth for sth
Astronomers scanned the sky for a sight of the comet.天文学家们仔细观察天空,想看到彗星。
He scanned the newspaper for the information he needed.他仔细地看报纸来找出自己需要的东西。
He scanned the list for his name.他粗略地看了一眼名单来找出自己的名字。
He scanned the small advertisement for a job.他粗略地看了一下广告,想找到一份工作。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.对该地区进行雷达搜索以求发现敌机。
- 句型例句
用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.那首诗的第二行不符合格律。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
He scanned the horizon, looking for land.他仔细察看地平线,看是否能找到陆地。
The shipwrecked sailor scanned the horizon anxiously.这位难船的水手焦急地审视着海天相接之处。
He scanned the newspaper while waiting for the train.他边等火车边看报纸。
He read some chapters and scanned the rest of the book.他阅读了书中的几章并粗略地看了一眼其余部分。
She scanned the list of names to see if hers was on it.她粗略地看了一下名单,想知道是否有她的名字。
The radar was scanning the sky.雷达正在监视着天空。
The flashlight's beam scanned every corner of the room.手电的光束扫掠了房间的每一个角落。
其他
The other letter which I opened and scanned rapidly was from John.我拆开并匆匆看过的另一封信是约翰写来的。
- 词语辨异
scan, browse, leaf, read
参见read条。
- 学习参考
scan本身就有“细看,审视”的意思,所以一般不与careful连用。例如:那男人审视着医生的脸。
误:The man scanned the doctor's face carefully.
正:The man scanned the doctor's face.scan还可用作名词,作“扫描”解。例如:
The first scan was bad, so I had to do it again.第一次扫描不好,所以我得重做。
- 补充资料
［同义词］ examine, glance at, inspect, look over
［词源］＜中古英语scannen(看,攀登)
