see what somebody/something can dospoken a) FIND OUTto find out if someone can deal with a situation or problem 看看某人/某物能做什么see what somebody/something can do about I’ll call them again and see what they can do about it. 我再给他们打个电话,看看他们有什么办法。
b) FIND OUTto find out how good someone or something is at what they are supposed to be able to do 看看某人/某物到底有多行 Let’s take the Porsche out to the racetrack and see what it can do! 我们把这辆保时捷开到赛道上去,看看它到底能跑多快!
see what somebody/something can do• I will go into the streets and see what I can do.• Perdita saw what they can do.• The depth on this team -- you saw what Ship can do.• Why not see what you can do?• But I don't see what you can do about it.• I hardly see what I can do that the consul can't.• Will he see what he can do to persuade the public sector to follow the private sector's practice in this case?
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