英语词汇“comprehend”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1 (verb) in the sense of understand

Definition

to understand

I just cannot comprehend your attitude.

Synonyms

understand

I think you understand my meaning.

see

Oh, I see what you're saying.

take in

perceive

He was beginning to perceive the true nature of their relationship.

grasp

The Government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis.

conceive

We now cannot conceive of a world without electricity.

make out

discern

Under the bridge we could just discern a shadowy figure.

assimilate

see the light

fathom

I couldn't fathom what he was talking about.

apprehend

Only now can I begin to apprehend the power of these forces.

get the hang of (informal)

get the picture

know

Hire someone with experience, someone who knows about real estate.

Opposites

mistake

misunderstand

misinterpret

misconstrue

get (it) wrong

miss the point of

get the wrong end of the stick

be at cross-purposes

misapprehend

misconceive

get your lines crossed

2 (verb) in the sense of include

Definition

to include

Synonyms

include

The trip was extended to include a few other events.

involve

The cover-up involved people at the very highest level.

contain

The committee contains 11 Democrats and nine Republicans.

take in

embrace

a theory that would embrace the whole field of human endeavour

comprise

The exhibition comprises 50 oils and watercolours.

enclose

embody

The proposal has been embodied in a draft resolution.

encompass

His repertoire encompassed everything from Bach to Scott Joplin.

单词	comprehend
释义	Trends of comprehend View usage for: comprehend (kɒmprɪhend) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense comprehends, present participle comprehending, past tense, past participle comprehended verb If you cannot comprehend something, you cannot understand it. [formal] I just cannot comprehend your attitude. [VERB noun] Whenever she failed to comprehend she invariably laughed. [VERB] Synonyms: understand, see, take in, perceive More Synonyms of comprehend More Synonyms of comprehend comprehend in British English (ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnd) verb 1. to perceive or understand 2. (transitive) to comprise or embrace; include Word origin C14: from Latin comprehendere, from prehendere to seize comprehend in American English (ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnd; ˌkɑmprɪˌhɛnd) verb transitive 1. to grasp mentally; understand 2. to include; take in; comprise SIMILAR WORDS: inˈclude, ˌunderˈstand Derived forms comprehendible (ˌcompreˈhendible) adjective comprehendingly (ˌcompreˈhendingly) adverb Word origin ME comprehenden < L comprehendere < com-, with + prehendere, to catch hold of, seize: see prehensile Examples of 'comprehend' in a sentence comprehend It takes an effort to comprehend something new. Higonnet, Anne Berthe Morisot (1990) The mind struggles to comprehend the scale of all that human misery. The Sun (2015) Men who have been trained to kill can barely comprehend a war in which the enemy is invisible. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He would also see the world's ecological balance changed in ways we still barely comprehend. Times, Sunday Times (2011) To comprehend the scale of the debt crisis hanging over the industry, consider one simple statistic. Times, Sunday Times (2016) IT'S often said that human brains cannot comprehend the mind-boggling scale of space. The Sun (2009) How typical of Spencer to buy a business that trades in assets most of us can barely comprehend. Times, Sunday Times (2009) We are so familiar and comfortable with cooked food, we can barely comprehend how strange it must have tasted. Times, Sunday Times (2009) I just couldn't comprehend that something that size existed. The Sun (2008) I didn't really comprehend what it meant until the moment came. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I couldn't really comprehend it. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Amid a sea of tears, they hugged - barely able to comprehend the evil that happened just a few yards away. The Sun (2009) A threshold is crossed where the sufferer really can't comprehend what is happening to them, and this is of some comfort. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In other languages comprehend British English: comprehend VERB If you cannot comprehend something, you cannot understand it. I just cannot comprehend your attitude. American English: comprehend Brazilian Portuguese: compreender Chinese: 理解 European Spanish: comprender French: comprendre German: verstehen Italian: comprendere Japanese: 理解する Korean: 이해하다 European Portuguese: compreender Latin American Spanish: comprender Chinese translation of 'comprehend' comprehend (kɔmprɪˈhɛnd) (frm) vt 理解 (lǐjiě) 1 (verb) in the sense of understand Definition to understand I just cannot comprehend your attitude. Synonyms understand I think you understand my meaning. see Oh, I see what you're saying. take in perceive He was beginning to perceive the true nature of their relationship. grasp The Government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis. conceive We now cannot conceive of a world without electricity. make out discern Under the bridge we could just discern a shadowy figure. assimilate see the light fathom I couldn't fathom what he was talking about. apprehend Only now can I begin to apprehend the power of these forces. get the hang of (informal) get the picture know Hire someone with experience, someone who knows about real estate. Opposites mistake , misunderstand , misinterpret , misconstrue , get (it) wrong , miss the point of , get the wrong end of the stick , be at cross-purposes , misapprehend , misconceive , get your lines crossed 2 (verb) in the sense of include Definition to include Synonyms include The trip was extended to include a few other events. involve The cover-up involved people at the very highest level. contain The committee contains 11 Democrats and nine Republicans. take in embrace a theory that would embrace the whole field of human endeavour comprise The exhibition comprises 50 oils and watercolours. enclose embody The proposal has been embodied in a draft resolution. encompass His repertoire encompassed everything from Bach to Scott Joplin. Additional synonyms in the sense of apprehend Definition to grasp (something) mentally Only now can I begin to apprehend the power of these forces. Synonyms understand, know, think, believe, imagine, realize, recognize, appreciate, perceive, grasp, conceive, comprehend, get the message, get the picture in the sense of comprise Definition to be made up of The exhibition comprises 50 oils and watercolours. Synonyms be composed of, include, contain, consist of, take in, embrace, encompass, comprehend in the sense of conceive Definition to consider in a certain way We now cannot conceive of a world without electricity. Synonyms imagine, envisage, comprehend, visualize, think, believe, suppose, fancy, appreciate, grasp, apprehend Synonyms of 'comprehend' comprehend Explore 'comprehend' in the dictionary
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