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understandunderstandD.J.:[ˌʌndəˈstænd]K.K.:[ˌʌndɚˈstænd]vt. & vi.1.■懂; 理解I didn't understand.我不懂。Don't always rely on others to understand and sympathize.不要老是指望别人的理解和同情。My wife doesn't understand me.我的妻子不了解我。Do you understand French?你懂法语吗?I can't understand neglecting children like that.对孩子这样毫不经意, 我不能理解。I can't understand him behaving like that.我不能理解他那种行为。vt.1.■听说, 获悉; 知道, 认为Do you understand what to do next?你们知道下一步该做什么吗?She doesn't understand how to look after you.她不知道应该怎么照顾你。We understand that you'll be returning next year.我们知道你打算明年回来。It is understood that hard work can bring success.不言而喻, 艰苦的工作可带来成功。I understand him to be a distant relation.我知道他是一位远亲。He is understood to be a man of ability.他被认为是一个有能力的人。I understood him to say that he wouldn't be able to come.我听他说过他不能来。The President is understood to have secretly left the country.人们获悉总统已秘密地离开了这个国家。

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understand[,ʌndə'stænd]vt.1.■懂，理解；了解：He did not understand the importance of this question.他不理解这个问题的重要性。2.■熟悉；通晓：He understands the business and can take over when I'm away.他熟悉业务，我不在时他可以接替我的职务。3.■相信；认为，理解为：He understood her suggestion as a complaint.他认为她提出的意见不过是向大家诉苦。4.■获悉，得知；听说：We understand that you'll be returning next year.我们听说你明年要回来。5.■同情；谅解：No one understands me.没有人能谅解我。6.■省略：In the following sentence the word “had” is understood.在下面的句子中，“had”这个词被省略了。7.■【计算机】读懂(指令)vi.1.■懂得，理解，明白：Do you understand?你明白吗?2.■谅解；同情：If you cannot do it, I will understand.如果你不能做这件事，我可以谅解。3.■据说；认为：He is, I understand, no longer here.据说他已经不在这里了。近义词comprehendappreciategive someone to understand (that)使某人了解(或相信)；告知某人暗示；示意make oneself understood使旁人明白自己的意思，表达自己的意思Now, understand me!喂，听着! [表示警告或威胁时用语]understand each other (或 one another)明白彼此的意图，互相了解；彼此意见一致；互相勾结变形vt.understoodunderstanding

understandunderstand[ˌʌndəˈstænd]vt.(-stood [-ˈstud]; -stood, [古] understanded)1.■懂得, 明白; 了解; 理解; 领会2.■熟悉; 通晓3.■获悉, 听说4.■推测[定]; 认为5.■[常用被动态](因含义自明而)省略, 隐含I don't understand you.我不懂你的话。A good teacher must understand children.一个好的教师必须了解孩子。It is understood that you will come.相信你会来的。What did you understand him to say?你认为他说的是什么意思呢?In this case the verb may be understood.在这种情况下这动词可以省略。

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词性变化understand[ˌʌndəˈstænd]vi.1.■懂, 明白; 理解; 听说2.■[用作插入语]认为; 据说3.■谅解She is ill, I understand.我听说她病了。

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继承用法understandabilityn.understandable[ʌndəˈstændəb(ə)l]adj.1.■可懂的, 可理解的understandablenessn.understandablyadv.

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参考词汇understand;comprehend;know;都含“知道”、“明白”、“理解”的意思。1.■understand 系常用词, 指“思考的结果, 如建立正确的概念, 或得到充分的了解”, 强调“完全了解”, 如:People who speak the same language can easily understand one another.说同一语言的人能够很容易彼此了解。2.■comprehend指“彻底地了解某事物的意义”, 侧重“了解的过程”, 如:He comprehends atomic energy.他非常懂得原子能。3.■know 指“通过个人体验、学习或他人的传授、告知等方式而了解、从粗浅的一知半解到系统的知识”, 强调“了解其中一部分的含义”, 如:He knows more about America than anyone else I know.他对美国了解得比我认识的任何人都多。