| 单词 | understand |
| 释义 | understandunderstand /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense and past participle understood /-ˈstʊd/) [not in progressive] 1MEANING [intransitive, transitive] to know what someone or something means or what the words of a particular language mean: Unfortunately she doesn’t understand English. I still don’t understand. Can you say it slower?understand what/whether/where etc. I don’t understand what you want me to do.be easy/difficult to understand The computer manual is written in a way that is easy to understand. Let me see if I understand you correctly. He was confused and couldn’t make himself understood (=explain things in a way that can be understood).THESAURUSsee informal – to understand something: I see what you mean.grasp – to completely understand a fact or an idea, especially a complicated one: I couldn’t grasp everything he was saying.follow – to understand something such as an explanation or story as you hear it, read it, etc.: Her explanation was long, complicated, and hard to follow.make sense of something – to understand something difficult or complicated, especially by thinking about it: People are trying to make sense of the news.comprehend formal – to understand something, especially something that is not easy to understand: Many children can read the words, yet do not comprehend what they read.appreciate formal – to understand that something is important because it affects what will happen: I don’t think you fully appreciate how important a good education is.2FACT/IDEA [intransitive, transitive] to know how or why a situation, event, process, etc. happens or what it is like, especially through learning or experience: Sandra doesn’t understand football at all.understand how/why/where etc. Researchers still do not fully understand what causes the disease.understand (that) I understand that the treatment may not work.► see thesaurus at know1, realize3PERSON/FEELINGS [intransitive, transitive] to know how someone feels or why he or she behaves is a particular way: Thanks for listening – I knew you would understand. I understand her anger. Larry is the only one who really understands me.understand how/what etc. I think I understand how you feel. → see also understanding24BELIEVE/UNDERSTAND [transitive] formal to believe or think that something is true because you have heard it or read it somewhere: understand (that) I understand you invited Mrs. Struthers.5it is understood (that) formal used in order to say that everyone knows something or has agreed to it and there is no need to discuss it: It was understood that my parents would choose my husband.6understand something to be/mean something to accept something as having a particular meaning, quality, etc.: We understood his lack of response to mean “no.”7do you understand (me)? spoken used when you are angry and are telling someone what to do or what not to do: Never talk to me like that again! Do you understand?8something is understood eng. lang. arts if a word or phrase is understood, it is missing in a sentence and you have to imagine that it is there: In the sentence “I was reading,” the object “a book” is understood. → see also give somebody to understand/believe that at give1 (45) |
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