| 单词 | misunderstand |
| 释义 | misunderstand (once / 727 pages) v To misunderstand is to incorrectly interpret what someone means. If you misunderstand the directions for taking your medication, you might end up feeling loopy or passing out. When a football player misunderstands the coach's instructions, he might make the wrong play. If a baker misunderstands what you ask him to write on your best friend's birthday cake, he might misspell her name. The verb misunderstand adds the "bad" or "wrong" prefix mis- to understand, from an Old English root, understandan, that literally means "stand in the midst of." WORD FAMILYmisunderstand: misunderstanding, misunderstands+/misunderstanding: misunderstandings/misunderstood: misunderstoodest/understand: misunderstand, understandable, understanding, understands, understood/understandable: understandability/understanding: understandingly, understandings/understood: misunderstood, understoodest, ununderstood USAGE EXAMPLESAnd Home’s ability to understand my voice was notable considering how frequently Siri, the iPhone virtual assistant, and I misunderstand each other. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) But I don’t write in Chinese, I explained, and the organizer apologized for her misunderstanding. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) “I am really thankful to them; I don’t want them to misunderstand,” he said later about the sponsors. New York Times(Jun 30, 2016) v interpret in the wrong way Syn|Hyper be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret construe, interpret, see make sense of; assign a meaning to |
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