[詞彙區別] see, watch, look 的用法說明

see, watch, look 都有看的意思，但仍有區分：
see：是指「無意」或「有意」的「看」；若是指「無意地看」，不可用進行式。

-I can see the bus coming.
-I saw a great movie at that theater yesterday evening. (在這裡的 saw = watch)

watch：集中注意力看，且持續了一段時間。

-Do you mind if I watch the news?
-The boy likes watching TV after dinner.

注意：「看電影」也可以寫成 go to the movies。
「看電影」可用 see 或 watch，但「看電視」就只能用watch。但若是指看電視上的影片，則又可以用 see。

-I usually watch TV in my free time.
-I usually watch/see movies on TV in my free time.

look at：把視線轉向目標看。(可用進行式)

-Everyone looked at the clown who just walked into the room.