| 单词 | understand |
| 释义 | understandunderstandsunderstoodunderstandingunderstandunderstand /ˌʌndəˈstænd $ -ər-/ verb [intransitive and transitive] (past tense and past participle understood /-ˈstʊd/)1to know the meaning of what someone is telling you, or the language that they speak OPP misunderstand: She spoke clearly, so that everyone could understand.speakcan她说得很清楚﹐让大家都能听懂。Most people there understand English.那里的大多数人都懂英语。GrammarDo not say ‘I don’t understand about the meaning of this word.’ Say I don’t understand the meaning of this word.mean我不明白这个词的意思。 or I don’t understand what this word means.mean我不明白这个词是什么意思。2to know how something works, or why something happens: Scientists still don’t really understand this phenomenon.scientist科学家仍然不是很清楚为什么会发生这种现象。understand how/why/where etcYou don’t need to understand how computers work to be able to use them.computer使用电脑并不需要了解它的工作原理。3to know how someone feels and why they behave in the way they do: Believe me, John – I understand how you feel. 相信我﹐约翰 — 我理解你的感受。My parents don’t understand me.parent 父母不理解我。4to believe or think that something is true because you have heard it or read itunderstand (that)I understand that you want to buy a painting.paint我听说你想买一幅画。It is understood that she is going to resign.beunderstandbego 听说她要辞职。Phrasesmake yourself understood to explain or say something in a way that people find easy to understand: I’m not very good at German, but I can make myself understood.understand我德语不是很好﹐但能够表达清楚自己的意思。THESAURUS: understandunderstand to know the meaning of what someone is telling you, the language that they speak, or the reasons for something: His books are difficult for ordinary people to understand.bookbeGila doesn’t understand English very well.Doctors don’t understand what causes the disease.doctorcausesee especially spoken to understand something, especially the truth about a situation or the reasons for something: Do you see what I mean?I can see why you don’t like him.follow to understand instructions, an explanation, a story, or what someone is talking about: The instructions were easy to follow.instructionbeDo you follow me?comprehend formal to understand something, or understand why something is important: The government failed to comprehend how serious the problem was.failbegrasp to completely understand an idea or a fact, especially a complicated one: I don’t think Stuart really grasped the point I was making.graspbemakemake sense of something to understand something that is not easy to understand, especially by thinking about it: People are still trying to make sense of the news.betry |
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