1. vt. & vi.懂；理解　 grasp the meaning of (words, a language, a person, etc.)
2. vt. & vi.听说，获悉　 have been informed; find out (a fact)

　～ English　懂英语
　～ finance　熟知财政
　～ sb's attitude　理解某人的态度
　～ sb's explanation　理解某人的解释
　～ sb's feeling　理解某人的心情
　～ the importance of　懂得…的重要性
　～ the meaning of　理会…的意思
　～ the seriousness of　懂得…的严重性
　～ the significance of　懂得…的意义
　～ the situation　理解局势
　～ the truth　明白真相
　～ wrong　误解
　～ accurately　精确地理解
　～ assuredly　自信地理解
　～ clearly　清楚地懂得
　～ cleverly　聪明地理解
　～ distinctly　清晰地理解
　～ easily　容易理解
　～ eventually　最终理解
　～ exceptionally　特别理解
　～ expressly　快速地理解
　～ fully　充分理解
　～ intimately　精通地理解
　～ keenly　聪明地理解
　～ literally　字面上地理解
　～ perfectly　完全理解
　～ properly　恰当地理解
　～ shrewdly　精明地理解
　～ subtly　细微地理解
　～ sympathetically　同情地理解
　～ tacitly　心照不宣地理解
　～ theoretically　从理论上理解
　～ thoroughly　透彻地理解
　～ vaguely　模糊地理解
　～ as　把…理解为…
　～ sb's suggestion as a complaint　把某人的建议理解为发牢骚
　～ from　从…获悉

　I didn't understand.　我不懂。
　The people listen but will not understand.　人们听而不解其意。
　Do animals understand?　动物有理解力吗?
　Don't always rely on others to understand and sympathize.　不要老是依赖别人的理解和同情。
　My wife doesn't understand me.　我的妻子不理解我。
　We understand the teacher when he speaks to us in English.　我们能听懂老师用英语和我们说的话。
　I can't understand modern literature.　我不懂现代文学。
　I don't understand the point of his remark.　我不理解他那话的意思。
　I've read the letter but I don't understand it.　这封信我已经看过了，可是看不懂。
　I understand the meaning of this word, but I don't know how to use it.　我懂这个词的意思，但我不知道它的用法。
　This has helped the people of China and other countries to understand each other better.　这有助于中国和其他国家的人民之间更好地互相了解。
　She could not understand his failure to attend the meeting.　她不理解他为什么没参加会议。
　Now I'm understanding it a little better.　对此我现在开始懂一点了。
　This must be clearly understood by everyone engaged in the work.　这一点每个从事此项工作的人都应清楚理解。
　Do you understand what to do next?　你们知道下一步该做什么吗?
　She doesn't understand how to look after you.　她不知道应怎么照顾你。
　Do you understand how to repair the machine?　你懂得如何修理这台机器吗?
　We understand how to use electricity, but we do not fully understand what it is.　我们懂得如何使用电，但并不完全明白电是什么东西。
　I can't understand neglecting children like that.　对孩子这样毫不经意，我不能理解。
　I can't understand his resigning his job.　我难以理解他辞职的原因。
　I just can't understand his taking the money.　我真不理解他为什么接受那笔钱。
　I can't understand him behaving like that.　我不能理解他那种行为。
　I can't understand him speaking like that.　我不明白他为什么那么说。
　I can't understand him leaving so suddenly.　他这么突然地离开了，我不明白。
　Little by little you'll understand that you've taken the wrong road.　你渐渐会明白你走错了道路。
　You will of course understand that my point of view is different.　你当然清楚，我的观点是不一样的。
　We understand that you'll be returning next year.　我们知道你打算明年回来。
　I understand that Mr. Angus is going to marry Miss Ada.　我听说安格斯先生将与埃达小姐结婚。
　They understood that we were Chinese, and they wanted to speak with us for a few minutes.　他们知道我们是中国人，想和我们说一会儿话。
　I understood from him that you had lost both parents.　我从他那儿了解到，你的双亲都去世了。
　It is understood that hard work can bring success.　不言而喻，艰苦的工作可带来成功。
　It's generally understood that this will be a good chance to exchange experience.　一般都清楚，这是交流经验的好机会。
　You don't understand what a difficult position I'm in.　你不了解我的处境是多么困难。
　I understand how you feel.　我理解你的心情。
　Do you understand how this machine works?　你知道这台机器是怎样运转的吗?
　I can't understand why he failed.　我不明白他为什么失败了。
　I do not quite understand why you asked me these questions.　我不大明白，您为什么要问我这些问题。
　They could not understand why he spent all his time in the laboratory.　他们不理解为什么他要把全部时间用在实验室里。
　It is easy to understand why he was angry.　很容易理解他发怒的原因。
　I understand him to be a distant relation.　我知道他是一位远亲。
　I understood him to be willing to help.　我知道他乐于帮助人。
　He is understood to be a man of ability.　他被认为是一个有能力的人。
　He is understood to be fit for the job.　人们认为他适合干这件工作。
　I understood him to say that he wouldn't be able to come.　我听他说过他不能来。
　The president is understood to have left the country secretly.　人们猜想总统已秘密地离开了这个国家。
　He is, I understand, no longer here.　据说，他离开这里了。
　These things work, I understand, on the principle of nuclear fusion.　据说这些东西是根据核聚变的原理运转的。

 ♣ give to understand (that)...
　使（某人）理解、相信或认为　cause (sb) to believe or have the idea that...
　His glance gave me to understand that he agreed with me.　他这一瞥，使我懂得他同意了我的意思。
　I was given to understand that it was not true.　我知道这一切不是真的。
　We were given to understand that the accommodation was free.　给我们的感觉是住宿是免费的。
 ♣ make oneself understood
　将自己的意思表达清楚　make one's meaning clear
　I find it difficult to make myself understood.　我发现，要想把自己的意思表达清楚并不容易。
　I tried speaking English to them, but couldn't make myself understood.　我试着和他们用英语说，但他们听不懂。
 ♣ understand by　(v.+prep.)
　认为…的含义是…　regard (a meaning) as belonging to (usually a word or words)
　What do you understand by justice?　你对justice怎样解释?
　I understand by your remark that you intend leaving the firm.　从你的言谈话语中，我看出你打算离开公司。

 ♣ make oneself understood, make sb understand
　这两个短语意思不同：make oneself understood表示“使自己被人理解”， make sb understand则表示“使某人理解”。例如：
　
 ♣ understand, appreciate, comprehend, see
　参见see条。
 ♣ understand, know, learn
　参见know条。

　［同义词］ comprehend, grasp, realize, see, hear, learn
　［词源］　古英语understandan（站在…中听讲解以便听懂）