misunderstand
verb[IorT]
uk/ˌmɪs.ʌn.dəˈstænd/us/ˌmɪs.ʌn.dɚˈstænd/misunderstood|misunderstoodB2
tothinkyou haveunderstoodsomeone or something when you have not:
误解;曲解If youthinkthat thesetransportproblemscan besolvedbybuildingmoreroads, youcompletelymisunderstand thenatureof theproblem.如果你认为这些交通问题可以通过修更多的路来解决,你就完全曲解了问题的本质。
I told him I'dmeethim here, butperhapshe misunderstood and wentstraightto therestaurant.我告诉他我在这儿等他,但可能他理解错了,直接去了饭馆。
be misunderstood
C2
If someone is misunderstood, otherpeopledo notunderstandthat they have goodqualities:
(人)被误解In herteensshefeltfrustratedand misunderstood.在少女时期,她觉得灰心,被人误解。
Misunderstanding
- cross purposes
- disconnection
- don't get me wrongidiom
- forest
- get the wrong end of the stickidiom
- getyourwires crossedidiom
- labour
- misconceive
- misconceived
- misconception
- misconstruction
- misconstrue
- miss
- miss the pointidiom
- mistaken
- misunderstanding
- non-comprehension
- not see the forest for the treesidiom
- underestimate
- wire
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