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comprehend verb
⇨ understand 1understand1 verb understand French/how sth works 懂法语；知道某事物如何运行understand how sb feels 了解某人的感觉understand ♦︎ see ♦︎ get ♦︎ follow ♦︎ grasp ♦︎ comprehend ♦︎ catch on ♦︎ take sth inThese words all mean to know or realize sth, for example why sth happens, how sth works or what sth means. 这些词均表示懂得、理解、明白。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to understand / see / get / follow / grasp / comprehend / catch on to / take in what / why / how...◆to understand / see / grasp / comprehend / take in that...◆to understand / get / grasp / take in the meaning (of sth)◆to understand / see / get / grasp the point / idea (of sth)◆to understand / grasp a concept / principle◆to understand / follow the instructions◆can / can't understand / see / follow / grasp / comprehend / take in sth◆to try to understand / see / follow / grasp / comprehend / take in sth◆to begin to understand / see / grasp / comprehend / take in sth◆to be easy / difficult / hard to understand / see / follow / grasp / comprehend / take in◆to easily understand / see / grasp / comprehend◆to (not) quite understand / see / get / follow / grasp sth◆to fully understand / see / grasp / comprehend / take in sth■ understand (understood, understood) [transitive, intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) 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 懂，理解，领会（词义、语言、话语等）；了解，明白（事情如何或为何发生、如何起作用或为何重要等）◆Do you understand French?你懂法语吗？◆He couldn't understand what she was saying.他弄不懂她在说些什么。◆Doctors still don't understand much about the disease.医生对这种疾病还不太了解。◆The disease is still not fully understood.对这种疾病的了解还不充分。◆I could never understand why she was fired.我怎么也不明白她为何被解雇。◆I just don't understand!我就是想不通！◆I don't want you doing that again. Do you understand?我不许你再那样做，听明白了吗？OPP misunderstand ⇨ misunderstand ■ see (saw, seen) [intransitive, transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (especially spoken) to understand what is happening, what sb is saying, how sth works or how important sth is 理解，明白，领会（正在发生的事、某人的话、某事物如何起作用或有多重要）◆'It opens like this.' 'Oh, I see.'“这样就打开了。”“哦，我明白了。”◆You see, she only heard about the plan yesterday.要知道，她昨天才得知这个计划。◆I don't think she saw the point of the story.我觉得她没有领会故事的中心意思。◆Oh yes, I see what you mean.噢，我明白你的意思了。◆Can't you see that he's taking advantage of you?他在利用你，难道你看不出来？■ get [transitive] (getting, got, got; NAmE spoken getting, got, gotten) [no passive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (informal, especially spoken) to understand a joke, what sb is trying to tell you, or a situation that they are trying to describe 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.她没听懂那笑话。◆I don't get you.我不懂你的意思。◆I don't get it－why would she do a thing like that?我不明白，她怎么会干那种事？◆I get the message－you don't want me to come.我懂你的意思了，你是不希望我来。■ follow [intransitive, transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to understand an explanation, a story or the meaning of sth 理解，明白（说明、故事或意思）◆Sorry－I don't quite follow.对不起，我不太明白。◆I don't follow you.我听不懂你的话。◆The plot is almost impossible to follow.故事情节几乎叫人不明所以。■ grasp /grɑːsp; NAmE græsp/ [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to come to understand a fact, an idea or how to do sth 认识到，理解，领会（事实、想法或如何做某事）◆They failed to grasp the importance of his words.他们没能理解他的话的重要性。◆She was unable to grasp how to do it.她没弄明白这事该怎么做。NOTE 辨析 Understand or grasp?You can use understand or grasp for the action of realizing the meaning or importance of sth for the first time. 第一次意识到某事的意义或重要性可用understand或grasp◆It's a difficult concept for children to understand / grasp.对孩子来说，这是个很难理解的概念。For the state of knowing the meaning or importance of sth, use understand or have grasped. 表示对某事的意义或重要性已有所认识可用understand或have grasped◆By this time, engineers understood / had grasped the basic principles of aerodynamics.那时候，工程师已经掌握了空气动力学的基本原理。◆By this time, engineers grasped the basic principles... Only understand can be used to talk about languages, words or writing. 只有understand可指理解语言、词义或文章等◆I don't grasp French/the instructions. ■ comprehend /ˌkɒmprɪˈhend; NAmE ˌkɑːmprɪˈhend/ [transitive, intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses; often used in negative statements 不用于进行时，常用于否定陈述) (formal) to understand a fact, idea or reason 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”这个概念几乎是人类的大脑无法理解的。◆He stood staring at the body, unable to comprehend.他站在那里，盯着那具尸体，弄不明白是怎么回事。■ ˌcatch ˈon phrasal verb (caught, caught) (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (informal, especially spoken) to come to understand a situation 弄明白；搞清楚◆She still didn't catch on, even after all those hints.给了那么多暗示，她竟然还是没弄懂。◆He finally caught on to what was going on.他终于明白了正在发生的事。■ ˌtake sth ˈin phrasal verb (took, taken) (often used in negative statements 常用于否定陈述) to understand and remember sth that you hear or read 理解并记住（听到或读到的东西）◆I realized I was reading without taking anything in.我意识到我什么都没读懂。 |