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comprehend

英[kɒmprɪ'hend] 美[,kɑmprɪ'hɛnd]
  • vt. 理解;包含;由…组成

词态变化


第三人称单数: comprehends;过去式: comprehended;过去分词: comprehended;现在分词: comprehending;

中文词源


comprehend 理解

com-, 强调。-prehend, 抓住,理解,见prehensile..

英文词源


comprehend
comprehend: see prey
comprehend (v.)
mid-14c., "to understand," from Latin comprehendere "to take together, to unite; include; seize" (of catching fire or the arrest of criminals); also "to comprehend, perceive" (to seize or take in the mind), from com- "completely" (see com-) + prehendere "to catch hold of, seize" (see prehensile). Related: Comprehended; comprehending.

双语例句


1. They can neither read nor write, nor can they comprehend such concepts.
他们不会读,不会写,也理解不了这样的概念。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Whenever she failed to comprehend she invariably laughed.
每当她听不懂的时候,她总是会笑。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The infinite distances of space are too great for the human mind to comprehend.
太空的无垠距离遥远得让人类的大脑无法理解。

来自《权威词典》

4. If you can use a word correctly and effectively, you comprehend it.
你如果能正确和有效地使用一个字, 你就了解它了.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. I did not comprehend his meaning.
我不理解他的意思.

来自《简明英汉词典》