understand

A1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 高中 FREQ #235 ★★★★★

vt. 理解, 了解, 领会, 听说, 懂 vi. 懂得, 认为

发音

UK /ˌʌndəˈstænd/
UK /ʌndəˈstænd/
US /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/
US /ˌʌɾ̃ɚˈstæ̃nd/
US /ˌʌɾ̃ɚˈsteə̯nd/
/ˌʌndɚˈsteə̯nd/
CA /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/
IE /ˌɞndəɹˈstand/
IN /əɳɖə(r)ˈsʈaɳɖ/
IN /əɳˈɖɜ(r).sʈəɳɖ/

词形变化

understanded understandeth understanding understands 三单 understands understood understoodest understanding 现在分词 understood 过去式 understood 过去分词 understandest understoodest 过去式 understandeth 三单 understood 复数 understanded 过去式 understanded 过去分词

别名

unnerstand unstand understaund

教材释义与例句

动词

理解；懂；获悉；推断；省略

to know the meaning of what someone is telling you, or the language that they speak

She doesn't understand English.

她不懂英语。

I'm sorry, I don't understand. Can yon explain that again?

对不起，我不明白。你能再解释一遍吗？

The woman had a strong accent, and I couldn't understand what she was saying.

那女人口音很重，我听不懂她在说些什么。

释义与例句

v. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.

    不及物 及物

    Can you repeat what you just said? I didn't understand.

  2. 2.

    To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.

    To know the meaning of.

    不及物 及物
  3. 3.

    To be thoroughly familiar with; to be able to undertake properly.

    及物

    The students understood the assignment.

  4. 4.

    To comprehend a fact or principle; to regard or come to regard a belief as such.

    及物

    I understand that company policy says I can't get a refund, but can you make an exception?

    There's been no formal declaration, but it's understood that a state of war exists between the two countries

  5. 5.

    To know the intent, motives or character of; (of events) to know the causes of or reasons for.

    及物

    One day you say you love me, the next you ignore me—I don't understand you!

  6. 6.

    To believe or infer, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge.

    及物

    I've been given to understand that you have a package for me?

    At least four people are understood to have been injured.

  7. 7.

    To regard as present when not.

    及物 语言学

    In the imperative mood, the word “you” is usually understood.

  8. 8.

    To stand underneath, to support.

    幽默 罕用 艺术 体育
interj.
  1. 1.

    Uh-huh, I see; a way to acknowledge something said by the other speaker.

    新加坡

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

see read realize realise translate interpret sympathize infer empathize sympathise

上位词 9

know think feel believe experience cerebrate cogitate cognise cognize

下位词 10

get see work read touch catch follow sense appreciate bottom

近义相关 9

see picture figure project fancy image visualize envision visualise

相关短语

understand trap v. 聪明,机警 understand the assignment I don't understand 我不明白 give someone to understand gives someone to understand giving someone to understand gave someone to understand given someone to understand do you understand 你明白吗？

词源

From Middle English understanden, from Old English understandan (“to understand”), from Proto-West Germanic *understandan (“to stand between, understand”), from Proto-Germanic *understandaną (“to stand between, understand”), equivalent to Old English under- (“between, inter-”) + standan (“to stand”) (Modern English under- + stand). Cognate with Old Frisian understonda (“to understand, experience, learn”), Old High German understantan (“to understand”), Middle Danish understande (“to understand”). Compare also Saterland Frisian understunda, unnerstounde (“to dare, survey, measure”), Dutch onderstaan (“to undertake, presume”), German unterstehen (“to be subordinate”).

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