| 单词 | misinterpret |
| 释义 | misinterpret (once / 3117 pages) v When you misinterpret something, you get it wrong. If you misinterpret another driver's wave as a friendly hello, you're probably missing the fact that he's trying to tell you one of your headlights has blown. Misinterpreting can be fun or embarrassing on a personal level––you can, say, misinterpret a boy's interest in your friend, and think he want to go out with you. But it can be devastating on an international level. During the Cold War, the US and the USSR had to be very careful about sending signals about nuclear readiness––the cost of misinterpreting could be a nuclear war. WORD FAMILYmisinterpret: misinterpretation, misinterpreted, misinterpreting, misinterprets+/interpret: interpretable, interpretation, interpretative, interpreted, interpreter, interpreting, interpretive, interprets, misinterpret, reinterpret/interpretation: interpretations/interpretative: interpretatively/interpreter: interpreters/interpreting: interpretings/misinterpretation: misinterpretations/reinterpret: reinterpretation, reinterpreted, reinterpreting, reinterprets/reinterpretation: reinterpretations USAGE EXAMPLES“I think the thing that people sort of misinterpret about this is they’re well conceived. They fit their offense,” Saban said. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Our belief in the power of breakfast is based on misinterpreted research and poor studies. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) I paid attention to the clues—the debates, the news developments, all those revelations—but like Dory, I misinterpreted them. Slate(Dec 19, 2016) 1v interpret wrongly Syn|Hyper misread read, take interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression 2v interpret in the wrong way Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism Syn|Hyper be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misunderstand construe, interpret, see make sense of; assign a meaning to 3v interpret falsely Hyper interpret, rede give an interpretation or explanation to |
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