she is looking forward as much to his return as he himself to seeing her这句话是什么意思为什么要用seeing

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she is looking forward as much to his return as he himself to seeing her
这句话是什么意思为什么要用seeing

跟look forward to这个短语有关
look forward to 接动词的ing形式。

look forward to 后接动词的ing形式
look forward to doing sth.表示期待做什么的意思。

她期待他回来的程度同他本人也期待见到她的程度一样多。
as much...as...,前后结构必须一致.

look forward to doing sth. 表示期待做什么的意思。后面接动词要用ing形式。整句话意思是:她很期待他的归来,就如他自己也很想见到她(意思是彼此都很期待见面)

1. 该句存在省略,完整句子为:
She is looking forward as much to his return as he himself (is looking forward) to seeing her.
2. 即句中as引导的比较状语从句省略了谓语is looking forward (to),而该短语中to为介词,后面接名词/动名词,所以用seeing.
它刚好也和前面的名词短语his return一样,都是(look forward) to的宾语.