comprehend

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vt. 理解, 包括

发音

UK /kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd/
CA /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd/
US /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd/
AU /kɔmpɹɪˈhend/

词形变化

comprehended comprehendest comprehendeth comprehending comprehends 三单 comprehends comprehending 现在分词 comprehended 过去式 comprehended 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

理解；包含；由…组成

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb.

    及物

    I just can't comprehend how someone could be a butcher and vegetarian at the same time.

  2. 2.

    To include, comprise; to contain.

    古体

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

cover dig embrace grasp compass perceive apprehend savvy encompass get the picture

上位词 9

see understand hear learn discover include pickup find out get wind

下位词 10

have see find feel listen hear touch catch sense dream

近义相关 6

deal handle cover address treat plow

词源

From Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere (“to grasp”), from the prefix com- + prehendere (“to seize”). Doublet of comprend.

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