comprehend
英 [ˌkɒm.prɪˈhend]
美 [ˌkɑːm.prəˈhend]
comprehend 理解com-, 强调。-prehend, 抓住,理解,见prehensile..
- comprehend
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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.
- 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。
- 2. Whenever she failed to comprehend she invariably laughed.
- 每当她听不懂的时候,她总是会笑。
- 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。
- 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.
- 5. I did not comprehend his meaning.
- 我不理解他的意思.