| 单词 | understandable |
| 释义 | understandable (ʌndəʳstændəbəl ) 1. adjective B2 If you describe someone's behaviour or feelings as understandable, you think that they have reacted to a situation in a natural way or in the way you would expect. His unhappiness was understandable. Synonyms: reasonable, natural, normal, justified understandably (ʌndəʳstændəbli ) adverb [ADVERB adjective] B2 The duke is understandably proud of Lady Helen and her achievements. Most organizations are, quite understandably, suspicious of new ideas. 2. adjective B2 If you say that something such as a statement or theory is understandable, you mean that people can easily understand it. She writes in a simple and understandable way. Synonyms: comprehensible, clear, straightforward, coherent Collocations: completely understandable Some novelists claim that great plots are those whose memorable surprises are, oddly enough, both perfectly shocking and completely understandable. Christianity Today His opponents' fury was 'completely understandable' and they were 'absolutely entitled' to their views, he said. Times, Sunday Times But after your own experiences, your fear and inability to trust are completely understandable. Times, Sunday Times Well, put like that it's all completely understandable. Times, Sunday Times But then again, completely understandable too. Times, Sunday Times The rate increases have prompted understandable anger, with the banks once again accused of picking their customers' pockets. Times, Sunday Times Many reports, as well as focusing on the background of the protesters, also picked out the understandable anger of travellers whose flights were delayed. Times, Sunday Times The bereaved have reacted with understandable anger, seeing it as a brazen attempt to evade justice. Times,Sunday Times His reaction was one of understandable anger. Times, Sunday Times How they have responded, by letting their riding speak for themselves and largely keeping a lid on what would be understandable anger says much about them. Times, Sunday Times It stems in part from an understandable desire not to see your culture diluted by your decision to move abroad. Times, Sunday Times It would be crazy if the understandable desire to shackle the banks resulted in unnecessary pain for the rest of us. Times, Sunday Times It reflects an understandable desire not to have to go through the process again. Times, Sunday Times And the combination of the warm temperatures at this time of year and the understandable desire to fire up the barbecue compounds the errors. Times, Sunday Times White's understandable desire to activate his king for the endgame has led him to stumble into a tactical disaster. Times, Sunday Times This comes less from rational analysis than from an understandable fear of the unknown. Times, Sunday Times There remains a lot of understandable fear among players. The Sun I think that's an understandable fear. Times,Sunday Times But our understandable fear of radiation needs to be placed in the context of other risks we encounter in our daily lives. Times, Sunday Times If we want to get things into proportion, we need to straighten some facts that become distorted in the light of understandable fears. Times, Sunday Times This was an understandable response to low interest rates — cheap money. Times, Sunday Times The understandable response of an advocate - immediately to defend an employee - was inappropriate for a regulator. Times, Sunday Times Attacking one's own book can be seen as an understandable response to an at times intolerable isolation. The Times Literary Supplement In the face of an unprecedented and largely unknown threat to public health, sweeping closures were a regrettable but understandable response. Times,Sunday Times This lack of passion may reflect their personal style or may be an understandable response to a stress-inducing job. Globe and Mail Translations: Chinese: 可以理解的 Japanese: 理解できる |
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