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单词 understanding
释义 understanding

understanding /ˌʌn.dəˈstæn.dɪŋ/ aep /-dɚ-/

adjective APPROVING
B2 describes someone who has the ability to know how someone else is feeling or what their situation is, and can forgive them if they do something wrong: » He had expected her to be horrified, but she was actually very understanding.Thesaurus+: ↑Sympathy and compassionThesaurus+: ↑Empathy and sensitivity , ↑Sympathy and compassionWord Builder:Nouns: understanding, misunderstandingAdjectives: understandable, understandingVerbs: understand, misunderstandAdverbs: understandably
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Extra Examples:» She's very understanding - you feel you can really open your heart to her.» Look, it's not Tom's fault - you could be a little more understanding!» I hadn't expected her to be so understanding.» I try very hard to be understanding.» Fortunately, my girlfriend is very understanding.
noun (AGREEMENT)
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C1 [C] an informal agreement between people:
» It took several hours of discussion before they could come to/reach an understanding.Thesaurus+: ↑Accepting and agreeing , ↑Accepting and agreeing reluctantly , ↑Approving and approval
on the understanding (that)
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F0 If you do something on the understanding that something else can or will happen, you do it because someone else has promised that it can or will:
» We bought the cupboard on the understanding that we could return it if it wasn't suitable.Thesaurus+: ↑Being based on or depending on something
noun [S or U] (SYMPATHY)
B2 a positive relationship between two people or groups in which they feel sympathy for each other: » For peace to exist in the region there needs to be a much improved understanding between all the parties concerned.Thesaurus+: ↑Friendly
noun [U] (KNOWLEDGE)
B2 knowledge about a subject, situation, etc. or about how something works: » She doesn't have any understanding of politics/human nature/what it takes to be a good manager.» My understanding of the agreement (= what I think it means) is that they will pay £50,000 over two years.Thesaurus+: ↑Understanding and comprehendingWord Builder:Nouns: understanding, misunderstandingAdjectives: understandable, understandingVerbs: understand, misunderstandAdverbs: understandably
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Extra Examples:» It certainly helped to deepen my understanding of the situation.» His answer demonstrated a complete lack of understanding of the question.» Some understanding of grammar is fundamental to learning a language.» You need to demonstrate to the examiners that you have more than a literal understanding of the text.» Academics sitting in ivory towers have no understanding of what is important for ordinary people.
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