perceive

perceive /pəˈsi:v/ vt. 察觉，感知；认识到，意识到，理解（跟名词/代词、从句和不带to的不定式、to be、v-ing、as等复合宾语）：perceive the danger 看出危险 I can’t perceive any difference between these coins. 我看不出这些硬币之间有什么不同。She has perceived the danger. 她已觉察到那危险了。We perceived that we were unwelcome. 我们意识到我们不受欢迎。Did you perceive anyone entering the laboratory?你看见有人进入实验室吗? Some geographers perceive hydrology to be a separate field of scientific enquiry.有些地理学家将水文学看作科学研究的一个独立领域。We perceive him wish to make progress.我们看得出他是要求进步的。

［辨析］perceive指通过感官(尤指视觉)觉察或由大脑领悟，认知。realize强调认识到一个事实。