vis‧it 1 S2 W1 / vɪzət, vɪzɪt / 动词 #

1 [不及物和及物动词] to go and spend time in a place or with someone, especially for pleasure or interest :

Eric went to Seattle to visit his cousins.

I was really pleased that they came to visit me.

Which cities did you visit in Spain?

A recent trip to London gave me the opportunity to visit the Science Museum.

She doesn’t visit very often.

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In everyday English, people often say that they come/go to see someone, rather than visit them:

He’s gone to Scotland to see his family.

2 [及物动词] to go to a place as part of your official job, especially to examine it :

The building inspector is visiting the new housing project.

visit with American English :

The President’s first trip abroad will be to visit with troops in Bosnia.

3 [及物动词] formal to go to see a doctor, lawyer etc in order to get treatment or advice

4 [及物动词] to look at a website on the Internet :

Over 1,000 people visit our site every week.

5 [不及物动词] American English to talk socially with someone

visit with

Why don’t you kids play outside while we visit with each other?

THESAURUS

a place

visit to go and spend time in a place, for interest or pleasure : You must visit Kyoto. | They visited all the usual places.

go to to visit a place. Go to is very commonly used in everyday English instead of visit : Have you ever been to England? | They went to the Eiffel Tower and the Flea Market.

go sightseeing to visit places of interest in a country : We went sightseeing in the old part of the city.

a person

visit to go and spend time with someone : How often do you visit your grandparents?

come around/by/over ( also come round British English ) to visit someone informally in their home, especially when you live near them : A few friends came round last night.

drop in/by ( also call in/by British English ) to visit someone in their home, especially on your way to another place : Kate said she’d drop by later to give you the forms.

look somebody up to visit someone who you do not see very often, when you are spending time in the area where they live : Look me up if you’re ever in Newark.

visit something on somebody/something 短语动词 biblical

to do something to punish someone or show them that you are angry :

God’s wrath will be visited on sinners.

visit 2 S3 W2 noun [可数名词] #

1 an occasion when someone goes to spend time in a place or goes to see a person visit to a visit to Chicago We’re just here on a short visit . Why don’t you come for a visit this summer? I decided to pay him a visit at his office. I’ve just had a visit from the police. I’m only here for the weekend – just a flying visit this time. his first official visit to Britain as Russian President The town is well worth a visit . 2 an occasion when you see a doctor, lawyer etc for treatment or advice 3 American English an occasion when you talk socially with someone :
Barbara and I had a nice long visit.

COLLOCATIONS

verbs pay somebody a visit (= visit someone ) Perhaps she’ll come up to town then and pay me a visit. make/pay a visit The king made an official visit to Poland last year. have/receive a visit from somebody I’ve just had a visit from Lou Stacey.

adjectives a brief/short visit Miss Russell was only able to pay a brief visit. a flying visit British English (= a very short visit ) Timpson was due to pay a flying visit to London. a surprise visit (= one that the person being visited does not know is going to happen ) Naomi paid a surprise visit to an old school friend. an unannounced visit (= one that someone makes without first telling the person that they are going to visit ) The social worker made an unannounced visit. an official/state visit The president made an official visit to France this week. a return visit (= when you visit a place again, or when someone you visited visits you ) George was already planning a return visit.

phrases be worth a visit Las Palmas, the lively capital, is well worth a visit.