see through

嘘を見抜く

何かが嘘だと気づき、信じない。

やさしい英語で： You understand that something is false and do not believe it.

• I can see through that lie.
• They saw through the trick and refused to pay.
• Can she see through his cheerful disguise?

使い方： see through something (She saw through his excuse immediately.)

類義語： detect, see past

よく使う表現： see through lies, see through an excuse

透かして見る

透明または半透明の物を通して、その向こう側を見る。

やさしい英語で： You can look at things on the other side of a clear or partly clear material.

• I can see through the window.
• We could barely see through the dirty glass.
• Can people see through these curtains at night?

使い方： see through something (Can you see through this glass?)

よく使う表現： see through glass, see through the curtains

最後までやり遂げる

困難でも仕事などを途中でやめず、終わりまで続ける。

やさしい英語で： You keep working on something until you finish it, even when it is difficult.

• I will see this through.
• We saw the repairs through despite several delays.
• Can you see the project through to the end?

使い方： see something through (We promised to see the project through.); see something through to the end (She saw the work through to the end.)

類義語： finish, complete, carry through

反対語： abandon

よく使う表現： see something through, see the project through

本性を見抜く

相手の本当の性格や、隠している狙いを理解する。

やさしい英語で： You recognize what someone is really like or what they secretly want.

• I see through you.
• She saw through his charm and refused the offer.
• It took years for us to see through our boss.

使い方： see through someone (Her friends saw through him from the start.)

類義語： see past, read

よく使う表現： see through someone, see through his charm

苦難を乗り越えるのを助ける

困難な時期が終わるまで、相手を助け続ける。

やさしい英語で： You help someone until a difficult experience is over.

• Your help will see me through.
• His friends saw him through a difficult winter.
• Who saw you through those lonely months?

使い方： see someone through something (Her sister saw her through the crisis.)

類義語： support, help through

よく使う表現： see someone through, see me through this

足りる、持つ

物資などが、ある時期や出来事の終わりまで十分に足りる。

やさしい英語で： An amount of something is enough for someone until a particular time or event ends.

• These savings will see us through.
• The fuel saw us through the coldest weeks.
• Will that food see you through until Friday?

使い方： see someone through something (This food should see us through the weekend.)

類義語： last, suffice

よく使う表現： see us through winter, see someone through