understand
[.ʌndə'stænd]
v.懂得,明白, 理解, 认识到, 听说, 获悉
例句与用法:
Am I to understand that you refuse?
我是不是应当认为你拒不接受?
I don't understand what you are saying.
我不知道你在说什么。
If you can't do it, I will understand.
如果你不会做这件事的话,我可以理解。
词形变化:
形容词: understandable | 副词: understandably | 名词: understandability | 动词过去式: understood | 动词过去分词: understood | 动词现在分词: understanding | 动词第三人称单数: understands |
vt.[W]
1. 理解; 懂; 熟谙[+wh-]
Does he understand Japanese?
他懂日文吗?
Do you understand how to operate the machine?
你懂得如何操纵这部机器吗?
I don't understand what you're talking about.
我不明白你在说什么。
2. 认识到; 了解[+wh-][+(that)]
3. 据闻, 获悉[+(that)][O2]
I understand her to be a distant relation of his.
据我了解, 她是他的一位远亲。
I understand that you will be moving here soon.
我听说你就要搬到这儿来住了。
4. 认为; 推断[+(that)]
We understand that you don't approve of our idea.
据我们了解, 你不赞成我们的想法。
5. 将……理解为[+(that)][O2]
They understand literature as language well used.
他们把文学解释为用得好的语言。
6. 将……看作不言自明; 省略[H]
In this sentence the verb is understood.
在这个句子里, 动词省略了。
vi.[W]
1. 理解; 懂得
Now I understand.
现在我懂了。
2. 熟悉[(+about)]
He understands about diplomatic etiquette.
他熟知外交礼节。
短语词组:
give sb. to understand
1. 使某人领会; 通知某人
He gave me to understand that the meeting would be postponed.
从他的话里我了解到会议将延期。
make oneself understood
1. 表达自己的意思
Can you make yourself understood in French?
你能用法语表达自己的意思吗?
understand
过去式:understood
过去分词:understood
现在进行时:understanding
词形变化:
形容词: understandable | 副词: understandably | 名词: understandability | 动词过去式: understood | 动词过去分词: understood | 动词现在分词: understanding | 动词第三人称单数: understands |
同义词:
comprehend | appreciate | know | realize | sympathize | recognize | fathom | grasp | follow | conceive | apprehend | empathize | be aware of | be familiar with | cognize | identify | think | discern | deduce | compass | sense | take | digest | penetrate | assume | read | empathise | interpret | see | sympathise | realise | infer | translate | learn |
反义词:
词义辨析:
同义:
vt.理解; 懂; 熟谙
comprehend
follow
grasp
conceive
realize
know
appreciate
同义参见:
recognize
assume
read1
penetrate
compass
discern
digest
deduce
think
take
sympathize
sense
fathom
反义:
vt.理解; 懂
misunderstand
understand[,ʌndə'stænd]vt.1.■懂,理解;了解:He did not understand the importance of this question.他不理解这个问题的重要性。2.■熟悉;通晓:He understands the business and can take over when I'm away.他熟悉业务,我不在时他可以接替我的职务。3.■相信;认为,理解为:He understood her suggestion as a complaint.他认为她提出的意见不过是向大家诉苦。4.■获悉,得知;听说:We understand that you'll be returning next year.我们听说你明年要回来。5.■同情;谅解:No one understands me.没有人能谅解我。6.■省略:In the following sentence the word “had” is understood.在下面的句子中,“had”这个词被省略了。7.■【计算机】读懂(指令)vi.1.■懂得,理解,明白:Do you understand?你明白吗?2.■谅解;同情:If you cannot do it, I will understand.如果你不能做这件事,我可以谅解。3.■据说;认为:He is, I understand, no longer here.据说他已经不在这里了。近义词comprehendappreciategive someone to understand (that)使某人了解(或相信);告知某人暗示;示意make oneself understood使旁人明白自己的意思,表达自己的意思Now, understand me!喂,听着! [表示警告或威胁时用语]understand each other (或 one another)明白彼此的意图,互相了解;彼此意见一致;互相勾结变形vt.understoodunderstanding
understandunderstand[ˌʌndəˈstænd]vt.(-stood [-ˈstud]; -stood, [古] understanded)1.■懂得, 明白; 了解; 理解; 领会2.■熟悉; 通晓3.■获悉, 听说4.■推测[定]; 认为5.■[常用被动态](因含义自明而)省略, 隐含I don't understand you.我不懂你的话。A good teacher must understand children.一个好的教师必须了解孩子。It is understood that you will come.相信你会来的。What did you understand him to say?你认为他说的是什么意思呢?In this case the verb may be understood.在这种情况下这动词可以省略。
词性变化understand[ˌʌndəˈstænd]vi.1.■懂, 明白; 理解; 听说2.■[用作插入语]认为; 据说3.■谅解She is ill, I understand.我听说她病了。
继承用法understandabilityn.understandable[ʌndəˈstændəb(ə)l]adj.1.■可懂的, 可理解的understandablenessn.understandablyadv.
参考词汇understand;comprehend;know;都含“知道”、“明白”、“理解”的意思。1.■understand 系常用词, 指“思考的结果, 如建立正确的概念, 或得到充分的了解”, 强调“完全了解”, 如:People who speak the same language can easily understand one another.说同一语言的人能够很容易彼此了解。2.■comprehend指“彻底地了解某事物的意义”, 侧重“了解的过程”, 如:He comprehends atomic energy.他非常懂得原子能。3.■know 指“通过个人体验、学习或他人的传授、告知等方式而了解、从粗浅的一知半解到系统的知识”, 强调“了解其中一部分的含义”, 如:He knows more about America than anyone else I know.他对美国了解得比我认识的任何人都多。
(past and past participle -stood )
- [with obj.]perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or speaker)
理解;懂
he didn't understand a word I said.
我的话他一句也不懂。
he could usually make himself understood.
他通常能让人理解。
[with clause]she understood what he was saying.
她听得懂他的话。
■perceive the significance, explanation, or cause of (something)
了解;明白
she didn't really understand the situation.
她对情况并不真正了解。
[with clause]he couldn't understand why we burst out laughing.
他不明白我们为何突然放声大笑。
[no obj.]you don't understand—she has left me.
你不知 道——她已经离开了我。
■be sympathetically or knowledgeably aware of the character or nature of
懂;理解
Picasso understood colour.
毕加索懂得颜色。
[with clause]I understand how you feel.
我理解你的感受。
■interpret or view (something) in a particular way
解释
as the term is usually understood, legislation refers to regulations and directives.
按通常理解,法规是指条例和指令。 - [with clause]infer something from information received (often used as a polite formula in conversation)
(常用于交谈中表示礼貌) 推断;猜想;以为
I understand you're at art school.
我猜你在上艺校。
[with obj.]as I understood it she was flying back to the States tomorrow.
就我所知,她明天将飞回美国。
■[with obj.](常作 be understood)regard (a missing word, phrase, or idea) as present; supply mentally
不言自明
‘present company excepted’ is always understood when sweeping generalizations are being made.
“不包括在场各位”是作过分概括时不言自明的。
■[with obj.](常作 be understood)assume to be the case; take for granted
认为…理所当然;视…不言而喻
he liked to play the field, that was understood.
谁都知道他喜欢拈花惹草。
understander
noun
语源
- Old English understandan (see under-, stand)
understand
动词 understand:
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
make sense of a language
同义词:read, interpret, translate
believe to be the case
同义词:infer
be understanding of
同义词:sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise
understand
■"I don't understand you," she said heavily.
"我不明白你,"她闷闷不乐地说道。
■To understand poetry, one has to read between the lines.
一个人要读通诗词,则要能领会言外之意。
■It's easy for an outsider to pick holes in our programme. What you don't understand is the technical difficulties we face.
一个局外人是不难在我们的方案中找出缺点的。不过你不了解的是我们所面临种种技术上的困难。
■A piece of writing without any punctuation is difficult to understand.
一篇没有任何标点符号的文章是很难懂的。
■Difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable.
不可思议的难于测量或理解的; 费解的
■Not everyone can understand Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
不是每个人都能读懂爱因斯坦的相对论的。
■Don't gabble, Lucy, I can't understand when you run your words together.
不要说得那么急,露西,你说话象连珠炮似的,我听不懂。
■To understand the rules of market-oriented economy is very important to us.
了解市场经济的规律对我们很重要。
■Understand the purpose of the SCF.
了解现金流量表的用途。
■People often derogate what they don't understand.
人们常诋毁他们不懂的东西。
■Man needed to understand his place in the scheme of things.
人类需要理解自身在事物发展过程中的地位。
■He gave me to understand that the meeting would be postponed.
从他的话里我了解到会议将延期。
■He gave me to understand that the sports meet would be held soon.
从他的话里我了解到运动协会不久就会举行的。
■He didn't quite understand why the deal fell through.
他不十分理解为什么这场交易失败了。
■He doesn't understand Greek, so I offered to translate.
他不懂希腊文,我主动给他翻译。
■He can not understand the gist of their argument.
他不明白他们争论的要点。
■He can't understand a general argument, he always asks nitpicking little questions.
他不能理解总的论点,总是问一些无关紧要的枝节问题。
■He can't understand what has got into that child.
他不能理解是什么东西使这孩子着迷。
■He never tried to understand Bertha's varied moods.
他从未试图理解伯莎的喜悲无常。
■They were all talking together and I couldn't understand a word.
他们一起说话,我一个字都听不清。
■They understand literature as language well used.
他们把文学解释为用得好的语言。
■I was given to understand that he was ill.
他们让我相信他是病了。
■They condemn what they do not understand.
他们谴责自己所不了解之事。
■He doesn't seem to understand the gravity of the situation.
他似乎没有意识到形势的严重性。
■He was gesticulating wildly at me, but I could not understand what he was trying to tell me.
他使劲向我做手势,可是我不明白他的意思。
■He pretends he cannot speak nor understand Chinese.
他假装既不会说中文,又听不懂中文。
■His indistinct speech made it impossible to understand him.
他口齿不清,无法听懂他的意思。
■He gave me to understand that he might have a job for me in a few weeks.
他向我保证他在几周后便可为我找到一份工作。
■He slurred English. No man could understand him.
他含糊不清地说着英语,没人能听得懂他说的是什么。
■He seems unable to understand you.
他好像无法理解你。
■His comparison of the heart to a pump helped the children understand its action.
他将心脏比作打气筒(抽水机)有助於孩子们了解心脏的作用。
■Does he understand Japanese?
他懂日文吗?
■I can not understand a single thing he's saying.
他所说的,我一句都听不懂。
■He had to read the passage through several times before he could understand it.
他把文章读过好几遍后才能读懂。
■He is trying his best to understand his meaning.
他正在尽力弄明白他的意思。
■He can never understand what on earth she's at.
他永远也无法了解她到底想干什么。
■He is quick to understand.
他理解能力强。
■His articulation is not plain enough to understand.
他的发音不清楚,不易听懂。
■His accent is so thick you could cut it with a knife I can hardly understand a word he says.
他的口音很重--我简直一个字都听不懂。
■His mystic behavior is hard to understand.
他的神秘行为令人难以理解。
■It's difficult to understand him because he has a speech impediment.
他的话很难听懂,因为他讲话口吃。
■He speaks very fast, and I do not understand.
他说得太快了,我听不懂。
■He spoke rather too quickly for me to understand.
他说得有些太快了,我听不懂。
■It beats me how to get him to understand.
令我为难的是如何使他明白。
■You understand the situation; I needn't elaborate any further.
你了解形势,我无须赘述。
■Do you understand what I am trying to tell you?
你了解我在告诉你什么吗?”
■You never understand what I mean!
你从来不明白我想要什么。
■What are you mumbling about? I can't understand a word!
你叽里咕噜说什麽呀? 我一句也听不懂!
■You are so young that you can not understand.
你太年轻了所以你没法懂得。
■You must understand the elements of mathematics before we can proceed further.
你必须先弄懂数学基础知识,我们才能进一步学习。
give sb. to understand
1. 使某人领会; 通知某人
He gave me to understand that the meeting would be postponed.
从他的话里我了解到会议将延期。
make oneself understood
1. 表达自己的意思
Can you make yourself understood in French?
你能用法语表达自己的意思吗?
习惯用语give sb. to understand1.■使某人领会; 通知某人It is understood that...1.■当然..., 不用说...make oneself understood1.■说明自已的意思, 使别人理解自己的意思Now, understand me!1.■喂, 听着! (表示警告或恐吓)understand one another1.■互相了解[谅解]; 达成协议