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Misread Understand Read Wrong Past Verb 动词   [V

英语单词 misread
英美音标 英 [ˌmɪs'riːd] 美 [ˌmɪs'riːd]
中文释义 v.读错;看错;误解
动词misread的过去式与过去分词.
英语例句 (1) I misread what the instructions said.
(2) His tactlessness showed that he had completely misread the situation.
中文例句 (1) 我把说明书看错了。
(2) 他不能随机应变,这表明他对情势完全误解了。
vocabulary简明 To misread something is to read it but understand it in the wrong way. If you misread an article about local politics, you might end up supporting a candidate whose views you don't actually agree with.
vocabulary扩展 When you interpret a book, online article, or magazine story incorrectly, you misread it. You can also misread people, when you don't understand how they feel or what they intend: "She tended to misread cranky customers at the coffee shop, thinking they were joking when they were actually angry about something." The prefix mis- means "bad" or "wrong," and read can mean both "comprehend printed matter" or "make out a person's character."
柯林斯解释
The form misread is used in the present tense, and is the past tense and past participle, when it is pronounced /ˌmɪs'red/. misread 的过去式和过去分词与原形相同,但读作 /ˌmɪs'red/。
1
[VERB 动词]误解;误会 If you misread a situation or someone's behaviour, you do not understand it properly.
  [V n]
  • The government largely misread the mood of the electorate...

    政府在很大程度上没有弄清楚全体选民的情绪。

  • Mothers may also misread signals and think the baby is crying because he is hungry.

    母亲们也可能误以为宝宝哭是因为肚子饿了。

misreading
  • ...a misreading of opinion in France.

    对法国民意的误解

2
[VERB 动词]看错;读错 If you misread something that has been written or printed, you look at it and think that it says something that it does not say.
  [V n]
  • His chauffeur misread his route and took a wrong turning.

    他的司机看错路线,拐错了方向。

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