comprehend
verb /ˌkɒmprɪˈhend/
/ˌkɑːmprɪˈhend/
(formal) [intransitive, transitive] often used in negative sentences动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they comprehend | /ˌkɒmprɪˈhend/ /ˌkɑːmprɪˈhend/ |
| he / she / it comprehends | /ˌkɒmprɪˈhendz/ /ˌkɑːmprɪˈhendz/ |
| past simple comprehended | /ˌkɒmprɪˈhendɪd/ /ˌkɑːmprɪˈhendɪd/ |
| past participle comprehended | /ˌkɒmprɪˈhendɪd/ /ˌkɑːmprɪˈhendɪd/ |
| -ing form comprehending | /ˌkɒmprɪˈhendɪŋ/ /ˌkɑːmprɪˈhendɪŋ/ |
- to understand something fully
理解；领悟；懂 - He stood staring at the dead body, unable to comprehend.
他站在那里，盯着那具尸体，弄不明白是怎么回事。 - comprehend something The infinite distances of space are too great for the human mind to comprehend.
太空的广阔无垠是人类无法理解的。 - comprehend how/why, etc… She could not comprehend how someone would risk people's lives in that way.
她不明白怎么会有人竟拿人们的生命那样去冒险。 - comprehend that… He simply could not comprehend that she could be guilty.
他就是搞不懂她怎么会有罪。
Synonyms understandunderstand- see
- get
- follow
- grasp
- comprehend
- understand to know or realize the meaning of words, a language, what somebody says, etc; to know or realize how or why something happens, how it works or why it is important:
- I don’t understand the instructions.
我不懂这些指令的意思。 - Doctors still don’t understand much about the disease.
医生对这种疾病还了解不多。
- I don’t understand the instructions.
- see to understand what is happening, what somebody is saying, how something works or how important something is:
- ‘It opens like this.’ ‘Oh, I see.’
“这样就打开了。”“哦，我明白了。” - Oh yes, I see what you mean.
噢，我明白你的意思了。
- ‘It opens like this.’ ‘Oh, I see.’
- get (informal) to understand a joke, what somebody is trying to tell you, or a situation that they are trying to describe:
指理解、明白（笑话、某人试图告知的事或描述的情况）： - She didn’t get the joke.
她听不懂那个笑话。 - I don’t get you.
我搞不懂你的意思。
- She didn’t get the joke.
- follow to understand an explanation, a story or the meaning of something:
- Sorry—I don’t quite follow.
抱歉，我没太听懂（你的话）。 - The plot is almost impossible to follow.
故事情节几乎叫人不明所以。
- Sorry—I don’t quite follow.
- grasp to come to understand a fact, an idea or how to do something:
- They failed to grasp the importance of his words.
他们没有理解他的话的重要性。
- They failed to grasp the importance of his words.
用 understand 还是 grasp？ - comprehend (often used in negative statements) (formal) to understand a fact, idea or reason:
（常用于否定句中）指理解、领悟、明白（事实、想法或原因）： - The concept of infinity is almost impossible for the human mind to comprehend.
无穷的概念几乎是人类的大脑无法理解的。
- The concept of infinity is almost impossible for the human mind to comprehend.
- to understand/see/get/follow/grasp/comprehend what/why/how…
- to understand/see/grasp/comprehend that…
- to understand/see/get/grasp the point/idea (of something)
- to be easy/difficult/hard to understand/see/follow/grasp/comprehend
- to fully understand/see/grasp/comprehend something
- She could barely comprehend what was happening to her.
她几乎无法理解发生在她身上的事。 - She failed to comprehend the seriousness of the situation.
她没有意识到形势有多严峻。 - She could not comprehend how anyone could endanger human life in that way.
她无法理解怎么会有人以那种方式危及人类的生命。 - The concept of infinity is almost impossible for the human mind to comprehend.
无穷的概念几乎是人类的大脑无法理解的。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fully
- barely
- easily
- …
- be able to
- be unable to
- cannot
- …
词源Middle English: from Old French comprehender, or Latin comprehendere, from com- ‘together’ + prehendere ‘grasp’. - He stood staring at the dead body, unable to comprehend.