| 单词 | misunderstanding |
| 释义 | misunderstanding (mɪsʌndəʳstændɪŋ ) Word forms: misunderstandings 1. variable noun B2 A misunderstanding is a failure to understand something properly, for example a situation or a person's remarks. There has been some misunderstanding of our publishing aims. Tell your midwife what you want so she can make a note of it and avoid misunderstandings. Synonyms: mistake, error, mix-up, misconception 2. countable noun You can refer to a disagreement or slight quarrel as a misunderstanding. [formal] ...a little misunderstanding with the police. [+ with] ...a misunderstanding between friends. Synonyms: disagreement, difference, conflict, argument Collocations: complete misunderstanding of A pupil had given an answer that betrayed his complete misunderstanding of the question. Times, Sunday Times Many of the interviews displayed a poignant mixture of profound insight into the effects of one or another twentieth-century inanity coupled with an almost complete misunderstanding of its cause. Christianity Today This ridiculous legislation represents a complete misunderstanding of them. Times, Sunday Times Much less room for cultural misunderstanding in the domestic sphere. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He is not able to discuss his case, but his defence team argues that he was jailed because of a simple cultural misunderstanding. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It's all a cultural misunderstanding, they say. Times, Sunday Times (2013) All a terrible misunderstanding, according to family legend. Times,Sunday Times Really, he was saying, it has all been a terrible misunderstanding. Times, Sunday Times You may think someone loves you, or that you love them - but then find out that it was all a fiction, a terrible misunderstanding. Times, Sunday Times I don't ask that to patronise or undermine you, more to ensure there hasn't been a terrible misunderstanding. Times, Sunday Times The rest has all been a terrible misunderstanding. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps through a widespread misunderstanding that has gained its own momentum, writers have increasingly used the verb to mean gaining something in difficult circumstances. Times, Sunday Times A poor and potentially dangerous decision that reflects the widespread misunderstanding of head injuries in sport, and provides a timely example of how to mismanage them. Times, Sunday Times She blamed widespread misunderstanding of the rules. Times, Sunday Times Sergeant, 74, said ignoring the issue could cause 'widespread misunderstandings we fail to address at our peril'. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 误会 Japanese: 誤解 |
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