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Misunderstanding I Avoid Correctly Situation Disagreement ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ Noun

The word "misunderstanding" refers to a failure to understand something correctly, leading to a disagreement or dispute. It can be used to describe both a general lack of comprehension and a specific, minor quarrel between people.

The word "misunderstanding" refers to a failure to understand something correctly, leading to a disagreement or dispute. It can be used to describe both a general lack of comprehension and a specific, minor quarrel between people.

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[N-VAR 可变名词]误解;误会 A misunderstanding is a failure to understand something properly, for example a situation or a person's remarks.
  • There has been some misunderstanding of our publishing aims...

    关于我们的出版目的存在着某些误解。

  • Tell your midwife what you want so she can make a note of it and avoid misunderstandings.

    把你的要求告诉助产士,这样她可以记下来,避免产生误解。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]分歧;不和;争执 You can refer to a disagreement or slight quarrel as a misunderstanding .
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...a little misunderstanding with the police.

    和警方的小冲突

  • ...a misunderstanding between friends.

    朋友间的一场误会


Oxford mis·un·der·stand·ing / ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ ; NAmE ˌmɪsʌndərˈstændɪŋ / noun 1 [uncountable ,  countable ] a situation in which a comment, an instruction, etc. is not understood correctly 误解;误会 There must be some misunderstanding—I thought I ordered the smaller model. 一定是搞错了,我以为我订的是更小型号的。 misunderstandingof/about sth There is still a fundamental misunderstanding about the real purpose of this work. 对于这项工作的真正目的,仍然存在着严重的误解。 misunderstandingbetween A and B All contracts are translated to avoid any misunderstanding between the companies. 所有的合同都经过翻译,以避免公司间发生任何误解。 2 [countable ] a slight disagreement or argument 意见不一;不和;争执 We had a little misunderstanding over the bill. 我们对这个提案的看法有点分歧。 misunderstanding misunderstandings mis·un·der·stand·ing / ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ ; NAmE ˌmɪsʌndərˈstændɪŋ /
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misunderstandingmis‧un‧der‧stand‧ing /ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ $ -ər-/ ●●○ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] a problem caused by someone not understanding a question, situation, or instruction correctly:  There must have been some misunderstanding. I didn’t order all these books.2[countable] an argument or disagreement that is not very serious – often used humorously:  Terry had a little misunderstanding with the police last night. see thesaurus at
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COLLOCATIONSverbsavoid a misunderstanding· State clearly what you expect, to avoid misunderstandings later on.cause/lead to a misunderstanding· Hearing loss can cause misunderstandings, when what you say is not correctly heard.· Don’t just assume that you know what he means; that can lead to misunderstandings.a misunderstanding arises (=a misunderstanding starts)· Misunderstandings can easily arise when people from different cultures meet.clear up/correct a misunderstanding (=get rid of a misunderstanding)· I want to talk to you, to try and clear up any misunderstandings.be based on a misunderstanding (=happen or be done as a result of a misunderstanding)· The whole argument was based on a misunderstanding.phrasesthere has been a misunderstanding· There’s been a misunderstanding about what I meant.there must be some misunderstanding (=used when you think someone has not understood something correctly)· I think there must be some misunderstanding - I don’t know anyone called Barry.there is no misunderstanding· I am writing to make sure there is no misunderstanding between us.something is all a misunderstanding (=used when saying that a situation happened because of a mistake)· Why don’t you call him and tell him it was all a misunderstanding?a bit of a misunderstanding British English· I’m afraid it’s all a bit of a misunderstanding.adjectivesa serious/terrible misunderstanding· There have been some serious misunderstandings which have led to conflict.a little misunderstanding (=one that is not serious)· We need to clear up this little misunderstanding.a simple misunderstanding (=one that is not serious and is easy to correct)· It was a simple misunderstanding: I thought the meeting was on Wednesday, not Thursday.a complete/total misunderstanding· There seems to be a complete misunderstanding of how the changes will affect us.a fundamental misunderstanding (=a misunderstanding of the main point of something)· a fundamental misunderstanding of Freud’s theoriesa widespread misunderstanding (=a misunderstanding that many people share)· There is a widespread misunderstanding of the purpose of the law.a cultural misunderstanding (=a misunderstanding caused by different cultures doing things in a different way)· Cultural misunderstandings have led to fights between students.
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误解(70%),误会(29%),动词misunderstand的现在分词.(1%)
n.误解;误会;不和

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