visit
visit — 名詞
1. A time when someone travels to see another person or spends time in a particular
拜訪
去某地或某人處的活動
A time when someone travels to see another person or spends time in a particular place.
Zola made a short visit to her aunt in the countryside last weekend.
Zola 上週末去鄉下拜訪了她的阿姨，待了很短的時間。
visit + to + place for social purpose
The art gallery counted over three thousand visits during the festival.
那間美術館在節日期間累計超過三千人次參觀。
countable: number of visits to a venue
A surprise visit from her son made the elderly woman very happy.
兒子的突然來訪讓那位老婦人非常開心。
Christopher's first visit to the zoo was an unforgettable experience.
Christopher 第一次去動物園是一次難忘的經驗。
文法句型
visit + to + place/person
a visit + from + person
用法筆記
Countable noun — often used with 'pay' as in 'pay a visit' or 'make' as in 'make a visit'. The preposition 'to' introduces the destination, while 'from' introduces the person arriving.
常見錯誤
2. A reserved appointment with a physician, attorney, or other qualified specialist
看診；諮詢
向專業人士求診或諮詢
A reserved appointment with a physician, attorney, or other qualified specialist whose professional help you need.
Tuan has a dental visit scheduled for next Tuesday afternoon.
Tuan 預約了下星期二下午去看牙醫。
specific professional: dental visit
The patient's follow-up visit with the specialist lasted nearly an hour.
那位病人找專科醫師回診，看了將近一個小時。
follow-up visit + with + specialist
Ayesha's home visit from the community nurse put her mind at ease.
社區護理師到 Ayesha 家中訪視，讓她安心不少。
Many clinics now offer video visits for quick consultations online.
現在許多診所提供視訊看診，方便快速諮詢。
- appointment
broader — can be for any service, not just professionals
- consultation
more formal; focuses on the advice or diagnosis aspect
文法句型
possessive + visit
visit + to + professional
用法筆記
Commonly preceded by a possessive noun describing the professional (doctor's visit, dentist's visit) or a purpose (home visit, hospital visit). 'Video visit' is a recent usage for remote medical consultations.
常見錯誤
visit — 動詞
1. To go somewhere for recreation or tourism, or to meet with someone as a friend o
探訪；參觀
去某地或見某人（社交或觀光）
To go somewhere for recreation or tourism, or to meet with someone as a friend or family member.
Jiwoo visits her grandmother every Sunday afternoon without fail.
Jiwoo 每個星期日下午都會去看外婆，從不間斷。
transitive: visit + person, regular action
During their trip to London, the Chen family visited the British Museum and the Tower of London.
Chen 一家去倫敦旅行時，參觀了大英博物館和倫敦塔。
transitive: visit + place for sightseeing
Paloma visited for a few days and slept on the sofa in the living room.
Paloma 來住了幾天，晚上就睡在客廳的沙發上。
The school nurse visits the classroom once a month to check the children's eyesight.
校護每個月會到教室一次，幫孩子們檢查視力。
- leave
the opposite action — departing from a place instead of arriving
文法句型
visit + place
visit + person
visit (intransitive) for + time
用法筆記
As a transitive verb takes a direct object (visit a museum, visit a friend). As an intransitive verb, it is often followed by 'for' plus a duration or 'with' (US) to indicate the person.
常見錯誤
2. To open and look at a website using a web browser on a computer, phone, or other
瀏覽
用瀏覽器查看網站內容
To open and look at a website using a web browser on a computer, phone, or other device.
Dahlia visits the recipe website every evening to find new dishes to cook.
Dahlia 每天晚上都會上食譜網站，尋找新菜色來做。
visit + website for a habitual activity
Over five thousand people visited the company's homepage on the first day of the sale.
促銷活動第一天，超過五千人瀏覽了該公司的首頁。
passive-like active: people visit + site
Stefan visited the library's online catalogue to search for a book on gardening.
Stefan 上圖書館的線上目錄查詢，想找一本園藝書。
Users who visit the forum can post questions and get answers from other members.
上討論區的用戶可以發問，並從其他會員那裡得到解答。
文法句型
visit + website
visit + site
visit + page
用法筆記
The most common computing-related sense of 'visit'. The object is the web address or site name, not a person. Often used in web analytics: 'unique visitors' means individual people who accessed the site.