understand
- v.懂;了解;谅解;理解;认识到;领会;体谅;明了;得知;默认
过去式： understood 现在分词： understanding 过去分词： understood 第三人称单数： understands
under- 在...下面 + stand v.站立
understandverb
意思 meaning
懂；理解；领会
to know or realize the meaning of words, a language, what sb says, etc.
Can you understand French?
你懂法语吗？
Do you understand the instructions?
你懂得这些指令的意思吗？
She didn't understand the form she was signing.
她弄不懂她正在签署的表格。
I'm not sure that I understand. Go over it again.
我不敢说我搞懂了。请再来一遍吧。
I don't want you doing that again. Do you understand?
我不许你再这样做。你听明白了吗？
I don't understand what he's saying.
我不明白他在说些什么。
运作；发生 how sth works/happens
了解；认识到；明了
to know or realize how or why sth happens, how it works or why it is important
Doctors still don't understand much about the disease.
医生对这种疾病还了解不多。
No one is answering the phone─I can't understand it.
没人接电话，我不知道是怎么回事。
I could never understand why she was fired.
我怎么也不明白她为何被解雇。
I just can't understand him taking the money.
我真想不通他为什么会偷钱。
I just can't understand his taking the money.
我真想不通他为什么会偷钱。
了解某人 know sb
了解；谅解；体谅
to know sb's character, how they feel and why they behave in the way they do
Nobody understands me.
没有人了解我。
He doesn't understand women at all.
他根本就不了解女性。
They understand what I have been through.
他们对我的遭遇很同情。
I quite understand that you need some time alone.
我很理解你需要独自静一会。
I quite understand you needing some time alone.
我很理解你需要独自静一会。
If you want to leave early, I'm sure he'll understand.
如果你想早些离开，我相信他会体谅的。
认为；相信 think/believe
得知；据信；认为
to think or believe that sth is true because you have been told that it is
I understand (that) you wish to see the manager.
我听说您想见经理。
Am I to understand that you refuse?
你是告诉我你拒绝了？
The Prime Minister is understood to have been extremely angry about the report.
据说首相对这份报告大为恼火。
It is understood that the band are working on their next album.
据说这个乐队正在录制他们的下一张专辑。
得到赞同 be agreed
默认；默许；不言而喻
to agree sth with sb without it needing to be said
I thought it was understood that my expenses would be paid.
我原以为对方已同意支付我的费用。
省略的字 missing word
领会；清楚；推断出
to realize that a word in a phrase or sentence is not expressed and to supply it in your mind
In the sentence ‘I can't drive’, the object ‘a car’ is understood.
在I can't drive一句中，可推测出宾语a car被省略了。
to make your meaning clear, especially in another language
他不大会讲日语，不过尚能勉强表达意思。
He doesn't speak much Japanese but he can make himself understood.
All these words mean to know or realize sth, for example why sth happens, how sth works or what sth means.以上各词均含懂得、理解、认识到之义。
to know or realize the meaning of words, a language, what sb says, etc.; to know or realize how or why sth happens, how it works or why it is important指懂、理解、领会（词意、语言、话语等），了解、认识到、明白（事情如何或为何发生、如何起作用或为何重要等）：
I don't understand the instructions.
我不懂这些指令的意思。
Doctors still don't understand much about the disease.
医生对这种疾病还不太了解。
to understand what is happening, what sb is saying, how sth works or how important sth is指理解、明白、领会（正在发生的事、某人的话、某事如何起作用或重要性如何）：
‘It opens like this.’ ‘Oh, I see .’
“这样就打开了。”“哦，我明白了。”
Oh yes, I see what you mean .
噢，我明白你的意思了。
( informal ) to understand a joke, what sb is trying to tell you, or a situation that they are trying to describe指理解、明白（笑话、某人试图告知的事或描述的情况）：
She didn't get the joke.
她听不懂那个笑话。
I don't get you.
我搞不懂你的意思。
to understand an explanation, a story or the meaning of sth指理解、明白（说明、故事、意思）：
Sorry─I don't quite follow.
对不起，我不太听懂你的话。
The plot is almost impossible to follow.
故事情节几乎叫人不明所以。
to come to understand a fact, an idea or how to do sth指理解、领会、领悟、明白（事实、想法或如何做某事）：
They failed to grasp the importance of his words.
他们没有理解他的话的重要性。
You can use understand or grasp for the action of realizing the meaning or importance of sth for the first time. |
Only understand can be used to talk about languages, words or writing. |
(often used in negative statements) ( formal ) to understand a fact, idea or reason（常用于否定句中）用于理解、领悟、明白（事实、想法或原因）：
The concept of infinity is almost impossible for the human mind to comprehend.
无穷的概念几乎是人类的大脑无法理解的。
understand
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VERB 理解；明白；听懂
If you understand someone or understand what they are saying, you know what they mean.I think you heard and also understand me...
我想你听到了我的话，也明白我的意思。
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VERB 懂（某种语言）
If you understand a language, you know what someone is saying when they are speaking that language.I couldn't read or understand a word of Yiddish, so I asked him to translate.
我根本不懂意第绪语，所以请他来翻译。
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VERB 理解（某人）
To understand someone means to know how they feel and why they behave in the way that they do.It would be nice to have someone who really understood me, a friend...
要是有个真正理解我的人、有个朋友就好了。
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VERB 知道，明白，了解（所发生的事及其原因）
You say that you understand something when you know why or how it happens.They are too young to understand what is going on...
他们还太小，不明白发生了什么事。
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VERB 听说；获悉；了解
If you understand that something is the case, you think it is true because you have heard or read that it is. You can say that something is understood to be the case to mean that people generally think it is true.We understand that she's in the studio recording her second album...
我们听说她正在录音棚录制她的第二张专辑。
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PHRASE 获悉，间接得知
If someone is given to understand that something is the case, it is communicated to them that it is the case, usually without them being told directly.I am given to understand that he was swearing throughout the game at our fans.
我得知整场比赛中他一直冲着我方球迷骂个不停。
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CONVENTION 明白吗？懂了没有？
You can use understand in expressions like do you understand? or is that understood? after you have told someone what you want, to make sure that they have understood you and will obey you.You do not hit my grandchildren, do you understand?...
你不准打我的孙子孙女，明白吗？
verb
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- know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
- She did not understand her husband
- I understand what she means
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- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- Now I see!
- I just can't see your point
- Does she realize how important this decision is?
- I don't understand the idea
- Synonym: realize realise see
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- believe to be the case
- I understand you have no previous experience?
- Synonym: infer
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- make sense of a language
- She understands French
- Can you read Greek?
- Synonym: read interpret translate
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- be understanding of
- You don't need to explain--I understand!
- Synonym: sympathize sympathise empathize empathise
数据来源：WordNet
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People are often afraid of things they don 't understand .
人往往对自己不懂的东西感到恐惧。
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Feel free to ask questions if you don 't understand .
你要是不懂，可以随便提问。
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In my experience , very few people really understand the problem .
据我的经验看，真正理解这个问题的人很少。
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I quite understand that you need some time alone .
我很理解你需要独自静一会。
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She doesn 't understand the difference between right and wrong .
她不能明辨是非。
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The committee has little or no understanding of the problem .
委员会对这个问题了解不多或根本不了解。
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We need a clear understanding of the problems involved .
我们需要了解清楚所涉及的各种问题。
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This research has done much to advance our understanding of language learning .
这项研究大大提高了我们对语言学习的认识。
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He 's too young to understand the ways of the world .
他还太年轻，不懂得处世之道。
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I couldn 't understand a single word she said !
她讲的东西我一个字都听不懂！
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We couldn 't understand them because they were talking in Chinese .
我们听不懂他们在讲些什么，因为他们说的是汉语。
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We finally came to an understanding about what hours we would work .
我们最终就工作时间问题取得了一致意见。
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The children are learning to understand people of different faiths .
孩子们在学习理解不同宗教信仰的人。
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Doctors still don 't understand much about the disease .
医生对这种疾病还不太了解。
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Doctors still don 't understand much about the disease .
医生对这种疾病还了解不多。
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I just can 't understand him taking the money .
我真想不通他为什么会偷钱。
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One day you 'll understand .
总有一天你会明白的。
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You 'll never get him to understand .
你永远不会使他明白的。
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I make no claim to understand modern art .
我自认为不懂现代艺术。
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Teaching children with special needs requires patience and understanding .
教育有特殊需要的儿童需要耐心和体谅。
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This book contributes little to our understanding of the subject .
此书对我们了解这门学科助益甚少。
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Few people understand the difference .
很少有人了解这个差别。
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A deep mutual respect and understanding developed between them .
他们之间产生了深切的相互尊重和理解。
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Are they any closer to understanding how the brain works ?
他们对大脑功能的了解有进展吗？
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She was too far gone to understand anything we said to her .
她已神志不清，听不懂我们向她说的任何话。
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The existence of God is beyond human understanding .
上帝的存在与否是超出人类所能理解的。
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I could never understand why she was fired .
我怎么也不明白她为何被解雇。
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If you want to leave early , I 'm sure he 'll understand .
如果你想早些离开，我相信他会体谅的。
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She said it was just girl talk that a man wouldn 't understand .
她说这是女生话题，男人是听不懂的。
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We do not fully understand how the brain is organized .
我们不完全了解大脑是怎样构成的。
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