understand
verb
ˌʌndəˈstænd verb
1
MEANING
意思
to know the meaning of what someone is telling you, or the language that they speak 懂; 理解; 明白; I,T
She doesn’t understand English.
她不懂英语。
I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Can yon explain that again?
对不起，我不明白。 你能再解释一遍吗？
The woman had a strong accent, and I couldn’t understand what she was saying.
那女人口音很重，我听不懂她在说些什么。
make yourself understood (make what you say clear to other people, especially when speaking a foreign language) 〔尤指在说外语时〕说清楚自己的意思
I’m not very good at German, but I can make myself understood.
我德语不是太好，不过我能说清楚自己的意思。
2
FACT/IDEA
事实/想法
to know or realize how a fact, process, situation etc works, especially through learning or experience 〔尤指通过学习或经历〕了解，熟悉 I,T
I don’t really understand the political situation in Northern Ireland.
我并不十分了解北爱尔兰的政治形势。
understand how/why/where etc
You don’t need to understand how computers work to be able to use them.
你不一定非要懂计算机原理才会使用电脑。
How the drug works isn’t fully understood .
这种药的作用机制尚未完全了解。
understand (that)
I understand that this treatment may not work.
我知道这种治疗方法可能不管用。
3
PERSON/FEELINGS
人/感受
to realize how someone feels and why they behave the way they do, and to be sympathetic 理解，谅解; 同情 I,T
My parents just don’t understand me.
我父母就是不理解我。
Just tell him how you feel – I’m sure he’ll understand.
就告诉他你的感受 — 我敢肯定他会理解的。
understand how/what etc
I understand how you feel, but I think you’re overreacting.
我理解你的感受，但我认为你的反应过头了。
(can) understand sb doing sth
I can understand her wanting to live alone and be independent.
我能理解她想一个人独立生活。
4
BELIEVE/THINK
相信/认为
to believe or think that something is true because you have heard it or read it 得知; 据信; 认为 T
understand (that)
‘I understand that he was 62 when he died,’ McLeish said.
“据我所知他是 62 岁去世的。”麦克利什说。
it is understood (that)
It is understood that the Queen approves of her nephew’s romance.
据说女王赞同侄子的恋爱。
be understood to be (doing) sth
Dillons is understood to be reorganising the company’s management structure.
据说狄龙斯正在重组公司的管理架构。
5
give sb to understand (that)
to make someone believe that something is true, going to happen etc, without telling them this directly [正式] 〔不直接说明而〕使某人相信… formal
I was given to understand that the property was in good condition.
给我的感觉是房子维护得挺好。
6
be understood (that)
if something is understood, everyone knows it, or has agreed to it, and there is no need to discuss it [正式] …不言而喻 formal
From childhood it was understood that your parents would choose your husband.
从小你就知道父母会为你挑选丈夫。
7
understand sth to be/mean sth
to accept something as having a particular meaning 领会某事的意思是…
In this document, ‘children’ is understood to mean people under 14.
在本文件中，“儿童”是指 14 岁以下的人。
8
do you understand?
used when you are telling someone what they should or should not do, especially when you are angry with them [口] 明白了吗？〔尤其在生气时对人的告诫〕 spoken
Never speak to me like that again! Do you understand?
别再那样子对我说话！ 懂了吗？