单词 | put a construction on something |
释义 | put a construction onsomethingtounderstandsomething in aparticularway: How can they put such adamningconstructionon aperfectlyinnocentphrase? Theytriedto put apositiveconstructionon what was inrealitya verydamagingevent. If youseeyourroleasinferior, it issolelybecause you havechosento put thatconstructionon it. Sheseesthelossofourhomeas achancefor us to make a newstart, but that'scertainlynot theconstructionI put on it. tounderstandsomething as having aparticularmeaning,especiallyother people'sactionsandstatements: I don'twantthem to put thewrongconstructionon myactions. I wasshockedthat shefoundmyarticlecynicalbut when I re-read it, I couldseehow she might have put thatconstructionon it. It's verydifficultto put apositiveconstructionon herrecentactions. We couldn'thelpputting anegativeconstructionon John'ssuddendeparturefrom London. I'm notsurewhatconstructionwe can put on the minister'sstatement. See construeformal See also construction |
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