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单词 misunderstanding
释义
misunderstandingmis‧un‧der‧stand‧ing /ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ $ -ər-/ ●●○ noun Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Misunderstandings can be caused by cultural differences between workers.
  • Cultural differences between people from different countries can sometimes lead to misunderstandings.
  • Listening carefully reduces misunderstandings.
  • There seems to have been a misunderstanding. I didn't order steak.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He even met with the Anti-Defamation League to try and clear the air of misunderstandings.
  • It is no wonder that misunderstandings arose, but they should not have affected our professional relationship.
  • On another front, Farrakhan met last week with 10 Phoenix area business and community leaders to try to erase misunderstandings.
  • There has been a misunderstanding of the Government's plans from the point of view of social security benefits.
  • This helps avoid a lot of misunderstandings down the shared road of life.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSan argument that is not very serious
an argument about something that is not important: · There were the usual squabbles between brothers and sisters.· Voters are tired of petty squabbles between party leaders.
informal an argument that is not very serious, between people who are in love: · Gary had a bit of a tiff with his girlfriend.
a slight argument – a rather formal word which is often used humorously: · There was a slight misunderstanding over the bill, but everything’s been sorted out now.
a short argument, especially between politicians or sports opponents: · Evans and O'Brien had several political skirmishes.
Longman Language Activatorto not understand something correctly
to think that someone means one thing when in fact they mean something else: · I think she misunderstood you.· I'm sorry, I must have misunderstood.· According to Bennett, you misunderstood the reason you were dropped from the list.
a problem caused when someone does not understand something correctly: · There seems to have been a misunderstanding. I didn't order steak.· Cultural differences between people from different countries can sometimes lead to misunderstandings.
to not understand the true meaning of someone's actions or words, so that you believe something that is not in fact true: · Your friendliness could easily be misinterpreted.· A lot of people misinterpreted what I was saying, and have called me a racist.
to wrongly believe that someone's actions show that they have a particular opinion or feeling: · Unfortunately, we misread the situation and lost a lot of sales.· The intelligence community was criticized for misreading Iraq's intentions.
if you miss the point , you think you understand what someone says or what is important about a situation, but in fact you are wrong: · I soon realised that he had completely missed the point.· He's so caught up in the rules that he's missing the point of the game, which is just to have fun.
to be offended or upset by a remark that was not intended to offend or upset you, because you understood it wrongly: · Don't tell Simon that -- he might take it the wrong way.· No, that's not what I meant. You take everything the wrong way.don't take this the wrong way (=say this when you want to give advice or ask something that you think might offend someone): · Don't take this the wrong way, but could I stay at your place tonight?
British an informal expression meaning to make a mistake about one part of something that you are told, so that you understand the rest of it in completely the wrong way: · Maybe I got the wrong end of the stick. I thought she was leaving him, not the other way round.
if two people are at cross-purposes , each of them thinks that they understand what the other is talking about, when in fact they are talking about two different things: · I think we're at cross purposes -- I'm talking about John, not Nigel.
spoken say this when you do not want someone to understand something wrongly or be upset by what you say: · I like Jenny, don't get me wrong, but I do think she acts a little childishly at times.· Don't get me wrong, I love my family, I just don't want to be with them all the time.
British spoken to suddenly be unable to understand what is happening in a situation, especially when people expect you to understand and deal with it: · In the past few days the President seems to have completely lost the plot.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· State clearly what you expect, to avoid misunderstandings later on.
· Hearing loss can cause misunderstandings, when what you say is not correctly heard.· Don’t just assume that you know what he means; that can lead to misunderstandings.
(=a misunderstanding starts)· Misunderstandings can easily arise when people from different cultures meet.
(=get rid of a misunderstanding)· I want to talk to you, to try and clear up any misunderstandings.
(=happen or be done as a result of a misunderstanding)· The whole argument was based on a misunderstanding.
phrases
· There’s been a misunderstanding about what I meant.
(=used when you think someone has not understood something correctly)· I think there must be some misunderstanding - I don’t know anyone called Barry.
· I am writing to make sure there is no misunderstanding between us.
(=used when saying that a situation happened because of a mistake)· Why don’t you call him and tell him it was all a misunderstanding?
British English· I’m afraid it’s all a bit of a misunderstanding.
adjectives
· There have been some serious misunderstandings which have led to conflict.
(=one that is not serious)· We need to clear up this little misunderstanding.
(=one that is not serious and is easy to correct)· It was a simple misunderstanding: I thought the meeting was on Wednesday, not Thursday.
· There seems to be a complete misunderstanding of how the changes will affect us.
(=a misunderstanding of the main point of something)· a fundamental misunderstanding of Freud’s theories
(=a misunderstanding that many people share)· There is a widespread misunderstanding of the purpose of the law.
(=a misunderstanding caused by different cultures doing things in a different way)· Cultural misunderstandings have led to fights between students.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
· On major and minor issues you should give fair answers to queries about the job to avoid misunderstandings and resentment later on.· This helps avoid a lot of misunderstandings down the shared road of life.· However, there is no practical way in which it is possible to avoid all such misunderstandings and conflict.· Take care to avoid needless misunderstandings.· This will help to avoid any misunderstandings or arguments as to when, how and what will be settled by contra.· So she wrote to the box number and suggested a date for a preliminary viewing to avoid disappointment or misunderstandings.· Any restrictions on our ability to act should be clearly set out to avoid misunderstandings.· To avoid misunderstanding, even disappointment, it needs some careful qualification.
· I was attending elsewhere to an immigration problem which was based on a misunderstanding between the Home Office and the Foreign Office.· But such incidents are wildly exceptional, and based on fanatical misunderstandings of what fiction does or seeks to do.· The remarks about top-up by local offices was also based on a misunderstanding.· All this is based on a fundamental misunderstanding about the social life of cats.· So this account seems to be based on a misunderstanding of what Labov's work has been about.· I shall deal with the second recommendation first, because it is based upon a complete misunderstanding.
· Here are some reasons: Mishearing can cause misunderstandings which may be embarrassing or even funny but certainly not reassuring.· This difference of opinion was not caused by cultural misunderstanding but by social conflict.· This can cause misunderstanding and conflict when in later life they talk to one another.
· You seem to have cleared this whole misunderstanding up quite satisfactorily.· The best partners have a trust that clears up all misunderstandings.· They are there to help you and will want to clear away any misunderstanding.· Cultural exchange can do much to clear up misunderstandings.· I did succeed a bit in keeping some degree of order, asking clarifying questions, and clearing up misunderstandings.· He even met with the Anti-Defamation League to try and clear the air of misunderstandings.
· It's an important issue, and has led to some serious misunderstandings about the teaching of drama.· This can lead to misunderstanding, mutual frustration, anger, quarrelling and perhaps aggression.· The regulations state specifically that such investigations shall be held in private, and this sometimes leads to misunderstanding.· This can lead to considerable misunderstanding between members of different societies as the following example provided by Otto Klineberg shows.· This can lead to misunderstandings and conclusions which can be misleading.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectiveunderstandableunderstandingmisunderstoodnoununderstanding ≠ misunderstandingverbunderstand ≠ misunderstandadverbunderstandably
1[countable, uncountable] a problem caused by someone not understanding a question, situation, or instruction correctly:  There must have been some misunderstanding. I didn’t order all these books.2[countable] an argument or disagreement that is not very serious – often used humorously:  Terry had a little misunderstanding with the police last night.► see thesaurus at argumentCOLLOCATIONSverbsavoid a misunderstanding· State clearly what you expect, to avoid misunderstandings later on.cause/lead to a misunderstanding· Hearing loss can cause misunderstandings, when what you say is not correctly heard.· Don’t just assume that you know what he means; that can lead to misunderstandings.a misunderstanding arises (=a misunderstanding starts)· Misunderstandings can easily arise when people from different cultures meet.clear up/correct a misunderstanding (=get rid of a misunderstanding)· I want to talk to you, to try and clear up any misunderstandings.be based on a misunderstanding (=happen or be done as a result of a misunderstanding)· The whole argument was based on a misunderstanding.phrasesthere has been a misunderstanding· There’s been a misunderstanding about what I meant.there must be some misunderstanding (=used when you think someone has not understood something correctly)· I think there must be some misunderstanding - I don’t know anyone called Barry.there is no misunderstanding· I am writing to make sure there is no misunderstanding between us.something is all a misunderstanding (=used when saying that a situation happened because of a mistake)· Why don’t you call him and tell him it was all a misunderstanding?a bit of a misunderstanding British English· I’m afraid it’s all a bit of a misunderstanding.adjectivesa serious/terrible misunderstanding· There have been some serious misunderstandings which have led to conflict.a little misunderstanding (=one that is not serious)· We need to clear up this little misunderstanding.a simple misunderstanding (=one that is not serious and is easy to correct)· It was a simple misunderstanding: I thought the meeting was on Wednesday, not Thursday.a complete/total misunderstanding· There seems to be a complete misunderstanding of how the changes will affect us.a fundamental misunderstanding (=a misunderstanding of the main point of something)· a fundamental misunderstanding of Freud’s theoriesa widespread misunderstanding (=a misunderstanding that many people share)· There is a widespread misunderstanding of the purpose of the law.a cultural misunderstanding (=a misunderstanding caused by different cultures doing things in a different way)· Cultural misunderstandings have led to fights between students.
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