Word
descries
看到；望见
descries is the third person singular of descry.
catch sight of
- 1.
catch sight of
看到,发现
看到,发现；看出；看见；发现
In use
From the top of the tower, we could descry the outline of the city in the distance.
He descried a figure moving among the trees.
Descrying the ship on the horizon, the sailor shouted with joy.
descry + noun/pronoun
descry 常用在正式或文学语境中，强调费力看出或发现远处或模糊的事物。
From the hilltop, we could descry a distant ship.
从山顶上，我们能看见一艘远处的船。
descry + that clause
descry 后接 that 从句表示通过观察或察觉而发现某事实。
He descried that the enemy was approaching.
他发现敌人正在逼近。
descry + wh- clause
descry 后接 wh- 从句表示看出或发现疑问内容。
They descried what lay beyond the forest.
他们看出了森林之外是什么。
Verb forms
base descry · third person descries · -ing descrying · past descried · past participle descried
Common mistakes
I descryed a figure in the distance.I descried a figure in the distance.
动词descry的过去式应为descried，因为以y结尾的动词变过去式时，通常将y改为i再加ed。而'descryed'是错误拼写。
He descried at the ship through the fog.He descried the ship through the fog.
descry是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词。中文表达“看见”可能受母语影响添加介词“at”，但英语中descry后不加介词。
Connections
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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