understand

[ˌʌndəˈstænd]
  • 释义
  • 明白,理解;了解;得知;默认;领会;懂(某种语言);

  • 词义辨析
  • make oneself understood, make sb understand
  • 这两个短语意思不同:make oneself understood表示“使自己被人理解”, make sb understand则表示“使某人理解”。例如:
    Can he make himself understood in Eng- lish?
    他能用英语表达自己的意思吗?
    I tried to make him understand the mean- ing of the word.
    我曾尽力使他理解这个词的意思。
  • understand, appreciate, comprehend, see
  • 这组词都有“明白”或“理解”的意思。它们的区别在于:
    1.see的基本意思可指一般视觉的“看见”,也可指有意识地“观察”,引申可表示由观察而“领会”“理解”。
    2.comprehend指用智力充分而完全地理解事物的内在含义。例如:
    The child read the story but didn't comprehend its full meaning.那孩子看了这篇故事,但没有理解它的全部意思。
    If you can use a word correctly and effectively you comprehend it.如果你能正确、有效地使用一个词,你就是了解它了。
    3.understand则是明白别人说的话,完全了解某种事实。例如:
    My wife doesn't understand me.我的妻子不理解我。
    I've read the letter but I don't understand it.这封信我已经看过了,可是看不懂。
    4.appreciate指对某物有较深的理解能力,强调“欣赏”。例如:
    She appreciated a work of art.她欣赏一件艺术品。
    I am incapable of appreciating classical music.我不会欣赏古典音乐。
  • understand, know, learn
  • 这组词都有“了解”的意思。它们的区别是:know指对某一事物的直接了解或通过体验、传授获得知识; learn意为“听说”“得知”,强调对某一具体事物从“不知”到“知”的变化; understand指对某事物的性质、规律、意义等都十分了解,而且还指了解它所包含的其他意义和关系,其程度要比know了解得更深、更广。例如:
    How had he learned that secret?他怎么得知这个秘密的?
    They were greatly surprised to learn the news.听到这个消息,他们都很吃惊。
    Do you understand the difficulty of my position?你了解我处境的困难吗?
  • know,learn,comprehend,understand
  • 这些动词都含“懂、知道、明了”之意。
    know普通用词,多指通过学习、经验或他人传播而得到知识,含直接知道的意味。
    learn通常指通过他人而获得消息或情况,侧重从不知到知的变化过程。
    comprehend侧重熟悉了解的过程。
    understand指对事物已有彻底的认识,不仅知其性质、含义和细节,而且了解其内外的关系。
  • understand,comprehend,appreciate,apprehend,grasp
  • 这些动词均有“理解”之意。
    understand一般用词,很常用,指对事实或意义知道得很清楚。
    comprehend较正式用词,指对较复杂的事物能透彻理解其意义。
    appreciate欣赏,指对某事物或意义有正确的认识,对其价值的肯定。
    apprehend指知道某事物或某观念的大概意义,但未能理解其内涵意义,暗含一知半解意味。
    grasp从本义抓紧、抓住,引申作“理解、掌握”。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    What I did for you was free, gratis, you understand?

    我为你所做的一切都是免费的,无偿的,你明白吗?

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 2、

    You have to explain it in terms that the man on the Clapham omnibus would understand.

    你必须用老百姓能理解的语言来解释这事.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 3、

    Not all doctors truly understand the reproductive cycle.

    并非所有的医生都真正了解生殖周期。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    This classical poem is hard to understand.

    这首古诗很费解.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 5、

    He consulted the workers to understand the technical process.

    他询问工人,想了解技术上的程序.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 6、

    Only now did he understand the full complexity of the problem.

    直到现在他才明白这一问题的全部复杂性.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 7、

    It's hard to understand the colloquial idioms of a foreign language.

    外语里的口头习语很难懂.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 8、

    With his owlish face, it is easy to understand why he was called "The Professor".

    看看那张严肃而又睿智的猫头鹰脸,就不难理解他为什么被称为“教授”了。

    柯林斯例句
  • 9、

    He doesn't understand me, or at any rate not fully.

    他並不了解我, 至少是了解得不全面.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 10、

    Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.

    后来,他说话说得慢了, 但是我还是听不懂他的话.

    ——《用法词典》
  • 11、

    He does not understand finance at all.

    他对财务一窍不通.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 12、

    People are supposed to mix, do you understand?

    人们应该互相交际,你明白吗?

    柯林斯例句
  • 13、

    A baby can only receive sense impressions, but it can not understand them.

    婴儿只能接受感官方面的印象, 而不能理解.

    《用法词典》
  • 14、

    He gesticulated wildly as he tried to make her understand.

    他使劲向她做着手势,试图让她明白.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 15、

    Do you understand the working of this machine?

    你懂这部机器是怎样工作的 吗 ?

    《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 16、

    I don't understand a modern day account of the Holy Trinity.

    我对现代的基督教三位一体的解释不理解.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 17、

    His indistinct speech makes it impossible to understand him.

    他口齿不清,无法听懂他的意思.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 18、

    I can't understand a word you're saying. Can't you speak the Queen's English?

    你说的我一个字也不明白,你不会说标准英语 吗 ?

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 19、

    Most of the students understand English well.

    这些学生中大多数通晓英语.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 20、

    Don't always rely on others to understand and sympathize.

    不要老是指望别人的理解和同情.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 21、

    She didn't understand and so I said it again.

    她没懂,我又说了一遍.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 22、

    What did you understand him to say?

    你认为他说的是什么意思 呢 ?

    《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 23、

    I can never understand why Mary said nothing about her wrongs.

    我毫不理解玛丽说她什么也没有做错.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 24、

    That's just an approximation, you understand.

    你知道那仅仅是近似值。

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 25、

    My wife doesn't understand me.

    我的妻子不了解我.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 26、

    I couldn't understand a sodding thing!

    我他妈的一点儿都搞不懂!

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 27、

    You don't understand the poetry of life.

    你不理解生活的诗意.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 28、

    We understand that you'll be returning next year.

    我们知道你打算明年回来.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 29、

    He explained and explained, but I still couldn't understand.

    他说了又说, 我还是不懂.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 30、

    "You don't understand," he breathed.

    “你不明白。”他低声说道。

    柯林斯例句