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under-stand-able /.Anda'staendabl; NAmE -dar's-/ adj. 1 (of behaviour，feelings, reactions，etc.行为感情、 反应等）seeming normal and
reasonable in a particular situation合情理的；，正常的；可以理解的
natural ： Their attitude is perfectly
understandable. 他们的态度是完‘可以理解的.。〇介州05£^11^£^^[<1/1<^ abZe mistafce
to mafce.那鲁一土情有可原的失误。2 (of language，documents, etc.语言、..文件等)easy to understand 易 lit 的 0QG1 comprehensible: Warning
notices must be reacWy understandable.警告性标_示必须明.自
易懂。
understandably /.Anda'staendabli; NAmE -der's-/ adv. in a way that seems
normal and reasonable in a particular situation可以理解地；正常地;合乎情理地
naturally ： They were understandably disap- pofnted with the resist.也们对结果感到失望是可以理
解的。
Undef-Stand-ing O-w /.Anda'staendii]； NAmE -dar's-/ noun, adj.
unoun 1 [U, sing.] ~ (of sth) the knowledge that sb has about a
particular subject or situation 理解；领悟；J 解：The committee has little or no
understanding of the proWem.委员会对这个问题了解不多或根本不了解。◊ The existence of God is beyond human
understanding (=f humans cannot know whether
God exists or not). 上杏的存在与靑是超出人类所能理解的。2 [C，usually sing.] an informal agreement (非正式的）协议：We/iimiZZy came to an understanding about
what hours we would worfc.我们最终就工作时间问题取得了一致意见。◊We have this understanding that
nobody talks about work ovedimch.我们有个默契：吃午饭时谁也不许谈工作。
3 [U, sing.] the ability to understand why people behave in a particular
way and the willingness to forgive them when they do sth wrong 理解；谅解；体谅：Wle must tackle the problem with sympathy
and understanding. 我们;必须带看同情和谅解来处理这个问题。◊ We are looking for a better understanding
between the two nations.我们疋卒寻求两_间的进一步了解。4 tu，c] ~ (of sth) the particular way in
which sb understands Sth理解；看法；解释；意见，Sd INTERPRETATION:
My
undersmndi’ng 0/ t/ie situation is …崩对形势的看法
SYNONYMS同义词辨析 understand
see ♦ get ♦ follow ♦ grasp ♦
comprehend
All these words mean to know or
realize sth, for example why sth happens, how sth works or what sth means.以上各词均含懂得、理解、认识到之义。
iinderstand 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 指懂、理解、领会（词意、语t、话语等），了解、认
识到、明白（事情如何或为何发生、如何起作用或为何
重要等、：I don’t understahdthe instmctiorts.■我木懂
这些_令的意思。〇 Doctors sWI don’t understan'd much flfcowf fhed/seflse.医生对这种疾病还不太了解。
see to understand what
is happening, what sb is saying, how.sth: works,or how important sth is 指理解、明白、
领会（主在t生的事、某人的话、某事如何起作用或重
粟性如何Vf opens’(0/», f see.’ “这样就打 开TV” “哦，我明白了。•• oOhyes,/seeiWiflfyow
mean.噢，我明白你的意思r。 get {informal) to understand a joke, what sb is trying to tell you, or a
situatibri thatthey are trying to describe 指理解、明白（笑话、荸人试图告知的事或描述的情
况）：She gef加7〇^.她听不懂那个笑话。◊ /doAj’tgefyow.我搞不懂各的意葸。
follow to understand an
explanation, a story or the meaning of sth指理解.明白（说明、故事、意思）： So/?y—/ c/onY /o//ow.对不起，我不太懂你的话。
T/ie/j/ot./s 刀/most./mposs/fc/e to/o//ow.' 劼事情节几乎..
叫人不明所以办
〇 The statement is open to various
understandings. 这个声明可以有各种不同的诠释。[ffl
on the understanding that … used to introduce a
condition
that must, be agreed
before sth else can happen 条件
是• • • ： They
agreed to the changes on the understanding that, they wouid be
introduced graduaWy.他们同意这些
改革，条件是须要逐步进行。
showing sympathy for other
people’s problems and being willing to forgive them when they do sth wrong 善解人意的；富有词情心的;体谅人的BDEIsympa- THETic ： She has very umierstanciZng parents.她的父母 对她非常宽容。
understate /.Anda'steit; NAmE -dar's-/ verb [VN] to state that sth
is smaller, less important or less serious than it really is轻描淡写；避重就轻地说：JtwouW be a mistake to uncierstate the seriousness 0/the problem.对该问题的 严重性轻描淡写是错误的。E33
OVERSTATE
understated /.Anda'stertid; NAmE -dar's-/ adj. {approving) if a style, colour,
etc. is understated, it is pleasing and elegant in a way that is not too
obvious 淡雅的；素雅的；柔和的；不过分的H5C1
SUBTLE
under-state-ment /'Andasteitmant; NAmE -dsrs-/ noun 1 [C] a statement that
makes sth seem less important, impressive, serious, etc. than it really is 保守的i免法；不 充分的叙法：To say we were pleased
is an understate- ment (=
we
were extremely pleased).说我们高兴，那
是轻辕淡写3、These /inures are a
bit disappointing. ’ "That's got to be
the understatement of the year.7 “这 、砦数字有点令乂兴望。” “那一定是本年度最保守的说法
T 〇 ，5 2 [U] the practice of
making things seem less impressive, important, serious, etc. than
they really are 淡ft;低调说痪:typica! EngHsh
understatement 典型的
英国式低调说法0只6(2心(13^容065/(^51/&办〇^^抓办厂- statement in his movies.他总是在自己的电影中运用细腻
刻画和淡化手法。
understood pt, pp of understand
under-study /'AndestAdi; NAmE -ders-/ noun, verb
■
not//? (p/. -ies)〜（to sb) an actor who
:learns the part of another actor in a play so that they can play that part if
necessary候补演员；替角
■
verb (under.stud.ies，understudy ing,
under-stud-ied, under-stud-ied) [VN]；to learn a part in a
play as an
grasp to come to
understand a fact, an idea or how to
do sth指理解、领会、领悟、明白（事实、想法或如何
做某事）：They failed to grasp the
importance of .his 二
他们没有理解他的话的重要性。
UNDERSTAND
OR GRASP?用 understand 还是 grasp ?
Yqm 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
对孩乎来说，这是一个很难理解的概
念。Only understand can be used to talk about ..languages,:
words or writing•只有 understand 可用于理
解语言、词汇或文章等：4 d&n-t gmsp French/the instructions.
comprehend (often used in
negative statements) (format) to understand a fact, idea or reason (常用于
否定句中）用于理解、领悟、明白（事实、想法或原
黑The concept of rnfinity is almost
impossible for .故e hwmo/i w/my to
cowpre/jeM无穷的概念几乎i人
类的大脑无法理解的。
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
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to
understand/see/get/follow/grasp/comprehend what/why/how ...
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to understand/see/grasp/comprehend that...
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to be easy/difficult/hard to understand/see/follow/ grasp/comprehend
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to fully/completely understand/see/grasp/ comprehend sth
to understand/see/get/grasp the point/idea (of sth)$