“看手机”用英语怎么说？是see、look、还是watch？居然都不对！

See means to notice or become aware of (someone or something) by using your eyes.

See的意思是用眼睛注意到或意识到(某人或某物)。

For example:

I saw you waving at me.

我看见你朝我挥手。

I see a ship on the horizon.

我看见地平线上有一艘轮船。

Of note, to see can also mean to understand (e.g., I see what you mean).

注意，see也可以表示理解(比方说，我知道你说的是什么意思了。)

The verb to look means to deliberately apply the ability to see. In other words, it means to make a conscious effort to see something. To look is usually followed by at or for.

动词“look”的意思是有意识地运用“see”的能力。换句话说，它的意思是付出努力或注意力的去看某物。一般后边跟at或者for。

For example:

Look at the beading on her wedding dress.

看她结婚礼服上的珠饰。

I am looking for my car keys.

我在找我的车钥匙。(需要用眼睛看着找)。

Watch means to look at (someone or something) for an amount of time and pay attention to what is happening.

watch的意思是看(某人或某事)一段时间，注意正在发生的事情

For example:

The policemen watched their suspect for half an hour.

警察看(管)着他们的嫌疑犯半小时了。

I watch the news every morning before work.

我每天早晨上班前都会看新闻。

❖see更侧重于我们眼睛有没有看东西的能力，可不可以看到东西

❖look则是视线上的注目的“看”

❖watch区别更大些，可以理解为“观看”，需要看一段时间

但是你细想一下

我们说的“看”手机

真的就只是“看”着么?

“看”手机是以下几种情况

你可以说 check the phone ，表达下意识的查看手机,有没有新消息~

或者你也可以说，look through the phone，look through 意为查看，翻阅，look through the phone 就是翻看手机。

举个栗子~

Don't check / look through your phone at the dinner table.

别老在吃饭的时候看手机。