- To understand something is to comprehend or get it. The more we learn, the more we understand.
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- v. 理解；懂；明白
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1. Can you understand French?
你懂法语吗？
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2. I'm not sure that I understand. Go over it again.
我不敢说我搞懂了。请再来一遍吧。
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3. I don't understand what he's saying.
我不明白他在说些什么。
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4. Doctors still don't understand much about the disease.
医生对这种疾病仍了解不多。
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5. I just can't understand him taking the money.
我真想不通他为什么会偷钱。
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6. Nobody understands me.
没有人了解我。
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7. I understand that you wish to see the manager.
我听说您想见经理。
- understand (v.) Old English understandan "comprehend, grasp the idea of," probably literally "stand in the midst of," from under + standan "to stand" (see stand (v.)). If this is the meaning, the under is not the usual word meaning "beneath," but from Old English under, from PIE *nter- "between, among" (source also of Sanskrit antar "among, between," Latin inter "between, among," Greek entera "intestines;" see inter-). Related: Understood; understanding.
under·stand ★ WORD FAMILY understand verb (≠misunderstand ) understandable adjective misunderstood adjective understanding adjective , noun (≠misunderstanding ) / ˌʌndəˈstænd ; NAmE ˌʌndərˈstænd / verb ( under·stood , under·stood / ˌʌndəˈstʊd ; NAmE ˌʌndərˈstʊd / ) ( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 ) meaning 意思 1 ★ [transitive , intransitive ] to know or realize the meaning of words, a language, what sb says, etc. 懂；理解；领会 understand(sth) ◆ Can you understand French? 你懂法语吗？ ◆ Do you understand the instructions? 你懂得这些指令的意思吗？ ◆ She didn't understand the form she was signing. 她弄不懂她正在签署的表格。 ◆ I'm not sure that I understand. Go over it again. 我不敢说我搞懂了。请再来一遍吧。 ◆ I don't want you doing that again. Do you understand? 我不许你再这样做。你听明白了吗？ understandwhat… ◆ I don't understand what he's saying. 我不明白他在说些什么。 how sth works/happens 运作；发生 2 ★ [transitive , intransitive ] to know or realize how or why sth happens, how it works or why it is important 了解；认识到；明了 understand(sth) ◆ Doctors still don't understand much about the disease. 医生对这种疾病仍了解不多。 ◆ No one is answering the phone—I can't understand it. 没人接电话，我不知道是怎么回事。 understandwhy, what, etc… ◆ I could never understand why she was fired. 我怎么也不明白她为何被解雇。 understandsb/sth doing sth ◆ I just can't understand him taking the money. 我真想不通他为什么会偷钱。 ◆ ( formal) I just can't understand his taking the money. 我真想不通他为什么会偷钱。 understandthat… ◆ He was the first to understand that we live in a knowledge economy. 他最早认识到我们正处于知识经济的时代。 know sb 了解某人 3 ★ [transitive , intransitive ] to know sb's character, how they feel and why they behave in the way they do 了解；谅解；体谅 understandsb ◆ Nobody understands me. 没有人了解我。 ◆ He doesn't understand women at all. 他根本就不了解女性。 understandwhat, how, etc… ◆ They understand what I have been through. 他们对我的遭遇很同情。 understand(that…) ◆ I quite understand that you need some time alone. 我很理解你需要独自静一会。 ◆ If you want to leave early, I'm sure he'll understand. 如果你想早些离开，我相信他会体谅的。 understandsb doing sth ◆ I quite understand you needing some time alone. 我很理解你需要独自静一会。 think/believe 认为；相信 4 [transitive ] ( formal) to think or believe that sth is true because you have been told that it is 得知；据信；认为 understand(that)… ◆ I understand (that) you wish to see the manager. 我听说您想见经理。 ◆ Am I to understand that you refuse? 你是告诉我你拒绝了？ understandsb/sth to be/have sth ◆ The Prime Minister is understood to have been extremely angry about the report. 据说首相对这份报告大为恼火。 it is understood that… ◆ It is understood that the band are working on their next album. 据说这个乐队正在录制他们的下一张专辑。 be agreed 得到赞同 5 [transitive ] it is understood that… to agree sth with sb without it needing to be said 默认；默许；不言而喻 ◆ I thought it was understood that my expenses would be paid. 我原以为对方已同意支付我的费用。 missing word 省略的字 6 [transitive , usually passive ] understandsth to realize that a word in a phrase or sentence is not expressed and to supply it in your mind 领会；清楚；推断出 ◆ In the sentence ‘I can't drive’, the object ‘a car’ is understood. 在 I can't drive 一句中，可推测出宾语 a car 被省略了。 IDIOM ˌmake yourself underˈstood to make your meaning clear, especially in another language （尤指用另一种语言）把自己的意思说清楚 ◆ He doesn't speak much Japanese but he can make himself understood. 他不大会讲日语，不过尚能勉强表达意思。 ☞more at give v. SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 understand see ◆get ◆follow ◆grasp ◆comprehend These words all mean to know or realize sth, for example why sth happens, how sth works or what sth means. 以上各词均含懂得、理解、认识到之义。 ■ understand to know or realize the meaning of words, a language, what sb says, etc. to know or realize how or why sth happens, how it works or why it is important 指懂、理解、领会﹙词义、语言、话语等﹚，了解、认识到、明白﹙事情如何或为何发生、如何起作用或为何重要等﹚： ◆ I don't understand the instructions. 我不懂这些指令的意思。 ◆ Doctors still don't understand much about the disease. 医生对这种疾病还了解不多。 ■ see to understand what is happening, what sb is saying, how sth works or how important sth is 指理解，明白，领会（正在发生的事、某人的话、某事如何起作用或重要性如何）： ◆ ‘It opens like this.’ ‘Oh, I see.’ “这样就打开了。”“哦，我明白了。” ◆ Oh yes, I see what you mean. 噢，我明白你的意思了。 ■ get ( informal) to understand a joke, what sb is trying to tell you, or a situation that they are trying to describe 指理解、明白（笑话、某人试图告知的事或描述的情况）： ◆ She didn't get the joke. 她听不懂那个笑话。 ◆ I don't get you. 我搞不懂你的意思。 ■ follow to understand an explanation, a story or the meaning of sth 指理解、明白（说明、故事、意思）： ◆ Sorry—I don't quite follow. 对不起，我不太听懂你的话。 ◆ The plot is almost impossible to follow. 故事情节几乎叫人不明所以。 ■ grasp to come to understand a fact, an idea or how to do sth 指理解、领会、领悟、明白（事实、想法或如何做某事）： ◆ They failed to grasp the importance of his words. 他们没有理解他的话的重要性。 understand or grasp? 用 understand 还是 grasp？ You can use understandor graspfor the action of realizing the meaning or importance of sth for the first time. 第一次意识到某事的意义或重要性可用 understand 或 grasp： ◆ It's a difficult concept for children to understand/grasp. 对孩子来说，这是一个很难理解的概念。 Only understandcan be used to talk about languages, words or writing. 只有 understand 可用于理解语言、词汇或文章等： ◆ I don't grasp French/the instructions. ■ comprehend (often used in negative statements) ( formal) to understand a fact, idea or reason （常用于否定句中）指理解、领悟、明白（事实、想法或原因）： ◆ The concept of infinity is almost impossible for the human mind to comprehend. 无穷的概念几乎是人类的大脑无法理解的。 PATTERNS ◆ to understand/see/get/follow/grasp/comprehend what / what ◆ to understand/see/grasp/comprehend that… ◆ to understand/see/get/grasp the point / the point (of sth) ◆ to be easy / easy to understand/see/follow/grasp/comprehend ◆ to fullyunderstand/see/grasp/comprehend sth understand understands understood understanding under·stand / ˌʌndəˈstænd ; NAmE ˌʌndərˈstænd / under·stood / ˌʌndəˈstʊd ; NAmE ˌʌndərˈstʊd /
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