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Misunderstand Misunderstood Understand   [V 英 ˌmɪsʌndə'Stænd] 美 ˌmɪsʌndər'stænd V.误解;误会;不了解

英语单词 misunderstand
英美音标 英 [ˌmɪsʌndə'stænd] 美 [ˌmɪsʌndər'stænd]
中文释义 v.误解;误会;不了解
英语例句 (1) They pretend to misunderstand my complaint.
(2) His remarks show that he misunderstood my position on the question.
(3) He wrote her a letter for fear she misunderstand him.
中文例句 (1) 他们假装误解了我的投诉。
(2) 他的话说明他误解了我在这一问题上的立场。
(3) 他给她写了封信,免得她误会。
vocabulary简明 To misunderstand is to incorrectly interpret what someone means. If you misunderstand the directions for taking your medication, you might end up feeling loopy or passing out.
vocabulary扩展 When a football player misunderstands the coach's instructions, he might make the wrong play. If a baker misunderstands what you ask him to write on your best friend's birthday cake, he might misspell her name. The verb misunderstand adds the "bad" or "wrong" prefix mis- to understand, from an Old English root, understandan, that literally means "stand in the midst of."
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]See also:
misunderstood
误解;误会 If you misunderstand someone or something, you do not understand them properly.
  [V wh]
  [V n]
  • They have simply misunderstood what rock and roll is...

    他们根本没有理解什么是摇滚乐。

  • Maybe I misunderstood you.

    也许我误会你了。

  • I'm not saying what he did was good, don't misunderstand me.

    别误会,我并不是说他所做的是好事。

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