visit
verb uk/ˈvɪz.ɪt/ us/ˈvɪz.ɪt/
A1 [ I or T ]参观;游览;拜访;作客
to go to a place in order to look at it, or to a person in order to spend time with them
We visited a few galleries while we were in Prague. 我们在布拉格时参观了几家画廊。
Will you visit me when I'm in hospital? 我住院你会来看我吗？
When did you last visit the dentist/doctor? 你上一次去看牙医／医生是什么时候？
A2 [ T ]浏览（网页）
to go to a website on the internet
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- I want to buy a little something to give to Val when I visit her in hospital.
- There are several places of interest to visit in the area.
- I've never been to Kenya, but I hope to visit it next year.
- I have clear memories of visiting my grandfather's farm as a child.
- He picked up malaria when he was visiting the country on business.
Phrasal verbs
visit something on/upon someone （使坏事）降临到
to cause damage to a place or to harm a person
He left in 1983, horrified by the devastation that warfare and famine had visited on his homeland. 战争和饥荒给他的家乡带来的灾难让他惊恐不安，他于1983年离家出走。
Synonyms: bringcause inflictwreak
visit with someone 与（某人）交谈，闲谈
to spend time talking with someone you know
My grandmother was visiting with one of her friends on the porch. 我奶奶在走廊上跟一个朋友聊着天。
visit
noun [ C ] uk/ˈvɪz.ɪt/ us/ˈvɪz.ɪt/
B1 参观;游览;拜访;作客
an occasion when you visit a place or person
We had a visit from the school inspector last week. 上周督学到我们这里来巡视过。
I can't stop for a coffee - this is just a flying (= very short) visit. 恐怕我没空坐下来喝杯茶——我只是来短暂拜访一下。
pay a visitB2 （通常指短时间的）拜访;访问
to visit a person or place, usually for a short time
I think I'll pay a visit to the library while I'm in town. 我觉得进城时我应该去趟图书馆。
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- They received a visit from the police.
- My uncle paid us a surprise visit yesterday.
- He gave a talk about his visit to America.
- The timetable for our trip to Paris includes visits to Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.
- The president's official visit marks the start of a more relaxed relationship between the two countries.