understand是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to know the meaning of something that someone says -- 理解；明白；懂得

  • She explained the whole idea again, but I still didn't understand. 她把整個想法又解釋了一遍，但我還是不明白。

  • Is there anyone here who understands Arabic? 這兒有人懂阿拉伯語嗎？

  • I think he was calling from a club - it was so noisy, I couldn't understand a word he said. 我想他是在一個夜總會裡打的電話——那頭太吵了，他說的話我一個字也沒聽清。

  • [ + question word ] We still don't fully understand how the brain works. 我們還未完全弄懂大腦是如何工作的。

  • My wife doesn't understand me. 我太太不理解我。

  • Sometimes I don't understand James. 有時候我搞不懂詹姆斯。

  • [ + question word ] You don't understand what it's like/how it feels to have to beg on the streets. 你不瞭解出於無奈才上街乞討是甚麽樣子／是甚麽樣的感覺。

  • When he said three o'clock, I understood him to mean in the afternoon. 他說三點鐘時，我誤解爲是下午。

  • I wanted to make sure that we want the same things, that we really understand each other. 我想確保我們的目標一致並相互理解對方。

• 1 to know or realize something because you have been told it -- 得知，獲悉，聽說

  • [ + (that) ] I understand (that) you are interested in borrowing some money from us. 我聽說你想從我們這裡借些錢。

  • [ + that ] The Director had given her to understand (= told her) that she would be promoted. 主任跟她說她將會得到提拔。

  • [ + obj + to infinitive ] A secret buyer is understood to have paid $1 million for the three pictures (= there is unofficial news that this has happened). 據說，有一位不願透露姓名的買家花了100萬美元買走了那三幅畫。

  • I don't want you to see that boy again. Understand?/Do you understand?/Is that understood? 我不想你再和那個男孩見面，明白嗎？

  • In the library it is understood that people should talk quietly. 眾所周知，圖書館裡禁止大聲喧嘩。