understand

[ˌʌndəˈstænd]

  • 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

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