discern, peep, peer
这组词都有“看”的意思，它们的区别是：
peep常指躲在某物(如窗帘)后通过缝隙偷看；peer常指因看不清楚而费力地盯着看,看时多是身体前倾；discern也是费力地看,但含有“辨认”“认出”的意思。
discern，discriminate，distinguish
这些动词均有“区别、辨别”之意。
discern语义较笼统，着重精深与准确的观察力，不一定有能力辨别关系密切的各项事物。
discriminate语气强，指从十分相似的事物中辨出差异，尤其把好坏区分开来。
distinguish普通用词，指辨别者的能力或实际观察到的区别，强调辨别所需的技巧。
The young Karl Marx , prophetically discerned the inhumane alternation involved in modern industry.
年轻的卡尔·马克思, 有预见地觉察到了现代工业所引起的非人道的变换.
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He discerned a small vessel crowding all sail towards Monte - Cristo.
他看见有一艘小帆船扯起了所有的帆向基度山驶来.
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We discerned the figure of a man cling to the mast of the wrecked ship.
我们看见一人紧抱着破船的桅杆.
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He discerned in the novel an air of Sixties nostalgia.
他在小说里感受到一种20世纪60年代的怀旧氛围。
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He discerned the fact that his demon secret was abroad, universal.
他领悟到,他那可怕的密秘已经不胫而走, 众所周知了.
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The minister appeared to see him, with the same glance that discerned the miraculous letter.
牧师似乎用辨出那神奇字母的同样目光,也看见了他.
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He discerned in himself a faint physical repulsion from her.
他察觉到在自己身上对她有一点生理上的排斥.
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He discerned harmony wherever he looked.
他到处都可以看到和谐.
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He discerned her plan immediately.
他一下子就看出她的打算.
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He discerned many rivers and like, including the Victoria Falls.
他发现了许多河流和湖泊, 包括维多利亚瀑布.
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In the Hood as day was dawning the enemy was discerned seventeen miles to the northwest.
天色渐亮以后,在“胡德”号上可以判明敌舰正在西北十七哩的海域.
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Among the odds and ends he discerned a little shining object, and picked it up.
在这些七零八落的东西中间,他看见一件亮晶晶的小东西, 他捡了起来.
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When I mingled with other families I distinctly discerned how peculiarly fortunate my lot was.
在我接触到别的一些家庭之后,我清楚地体会到自己可谓得天独厚的天之骄子.
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Some, however, discerned other motives.
然而, 有人觉察出这里有别的动机.
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Through analysis, we have discerned the reason for the failure time.
经过分析, 我们得出了这次失败的原因.
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