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visiting

UK //ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ//US //ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ//

词源

源自拉丁语 'visitare',意为'去查看'或'去访问',后经古法语 'visiter' 进入英语。

verb

❶ 指去某个地方短暂停留或与人会面,通常带有社交、工作或旅游的目的。

“She is visiting her grandparents this weekend.”

(她这周末要去探望她的祖父母。)

“He enjoys visiting museums when he travels.”

(他旅行时喜欢参观博物馆。)

同义词:calling on, stopping by, dropping in

adjective

❶ 形容临时或短期在某地停留或工作的人或事物。

“The visiting team won the match yesterday.”

(客队昨天赢得了比赛。)

“She is a visiting professor at the university.”

(她是这所大学的客座教授。)

同义词:guest, temporary, itinerant

常见短语

visiting hours — 指医院、监狱等场所规定的允许访客进入的时间段。

“The hospital's visiting hours are from 2 PM to 6 PM.”

(医院的探视时间是下午2点到6点。)

visiting card — 指用于社交或商务场合的名片,通常印有个人信息以便联系。

“He handed me his visiting card after the meeting.”

(会议结束后他递给我他的名片。)