see much of sb 是什么意思？

问题描述

从字面上看，see much of sb的意思应该是“看到某人很多（部分）”，但实际的翻译却不是这样的。如：

The two men don’t see much of each other. 这两个人不常见面。

但是后接地点（see much of sth）却又不同。如：

You can’t see much of a country in a week. 一周之内看一个国家看不了多少地方。

请问到底该如何理解 see much of sb与 see much of sth？谢谢老师讲解！

老师答疑

张老师：

▲ 该结构后跟人时，much多指频度：

not see much of sb (= not see someone often) 《麦克米兰高阶》p1365

《柯林斯高阶》也说：

If you do not see much of someone, you do not see them very often.

I don't see much of Tony nowadays...  我现在见托尼的次数不多。（最近我和托尼不怎么打照面。）

We won't be seeing much of each other for awhile.    我们会有一段时间不常见面。

Actually, my daughter lives with me, and myex-wife doesn't see much of her. 而其实，我女儿跟我一起住，我的前妻来看她并不多。

▲而跟地点时, much多指其原意：量，即多少，如果把人看做地点依然如此：

I didn't see much of the world then. 那时我还没怎么见过世面。（看到/明白的东西不多）

I couldn’t see much of her, we were standing too close. 我只看到她身体的一小部分，我们站得太近了。

You can’t see much of a country in a week. 一周时间在一个国家看不了多少地方。