comprehend
- v.理解;领悟;懂
过去式： comprehended 现在分词： comprehending 过去分词： comprehended 第三人称单数： comprehends
com- 共同,一起 + prehend 抓,抓住
comprehendverb
often used in negative sentences 常用于否定句理解；领悟；懂
to understand sth fully
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。
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。
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。
All these words mean to know or realize sth, for example why sth happens, how sth works or what sth means.以上各词均含懂得、理解、认识到之义。
to know or realize the meaning of words, a language, what sb says, etc.; to know or realize how or why sth happens, how it works or why it is important指懂、理解、领会（词意、语言、话语等），了解、认识到、明白（事情如何或为何发生、如何起作用或为何重要等）：
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.
医生对这种疾病还不太了解。
to understand what is happening, what sb is saying, how sth works or how important sth is指理解、明白、领会（正在发生的事、某人的话、某事如何起作用或重要性如何）：
‘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。
( informal ) to understand a joke, what sb 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。
to understand an explanation, a story or the meaning of sth指理解、明白（说明、故事、意思）：
Sorry─I don't quite follow.
对不起，我不太听懂你的话。
The plot is almost impossible to follow.
故事情节几乎叫人不明所以。
to come to understand a fact, an idea or how to do sth指理解、领会、领悟、明白（事实、想法或如何做某事）：
They failed to grasp the importance of his words.
他们没有理解他的话的重要性。
You can use understand or grasp for the action of realizing the meaning or importance of sth for the first time. |
Only understand can be used to talk about languages, words or writing. |
(often used in negative statements) ( formal ) to understand a fact, idea or reason（常用于否定句中）用于理解、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。
verb
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- get the meaning of something
- Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
- Synonym: grok get the picture savvy dig grasp compass apprehend
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- to become aware of through the senses
- I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon
- Synonym: perceive
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- include in scope;include as part of something broader;have as one's sphere or territory
- This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds
- this should cover everyone in the group
- Synonym: embrace encompass cover
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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。
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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。
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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。
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It was impossible to comprehend the full scale of the disaster .
这场灾难的深重程度是无法充分认识的。
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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。
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The aim of the course is to help students to comprehend the structure of contemporary political and social systems .
这门课程旨在帮助学生了解当代政治与社会体制的结构。
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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。
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I just cannot comprehend your attitude
我就是无法理解你的态度。
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Whenever she failed to comprehend she invariably laughed .
每当她听不懂的时候，她总是会笑。
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She did not fully comprehend what he had said .
她没有完全理解他说的话。
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Finally , she comprehended that her sister wanted to borrow money .
她终于明白她妹妹是想借钱。
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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。
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The child read the story but didn 't comprehend its full meaning .
那孩子看了这篇故事，但没有理解它的全部意思。
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The park comprehends all the land on the other side of the river .
这公园包括了河那边的整个土地。
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With these main reasons in mind , we can evaluate our level of anger throughout the day and prevent cases of outbursts by comprehending the reasons for our feelings ．
有了这些主要的原因,我们可以评估我们一整天的愤怒程度,并通过理解我们情绪的原因来防止爆发。
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The word " beauty " comprehends various concepts . “
美”这个词包括许多概念
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We can comprehend this composite word as a funny 2B .
根据合成词原则可以理解为：挺逗的二比。
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I did not comprehend his meaning .
我不理解他的意思。
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The Function of Chemistry History Education in Comprehending Knowledge Structure for Students
化学史教学在学生理解知识结构中的作用
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Physical Education Industry the Concept Comprehend and Classified Research
体育产业概念理解及分类的研究
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Culture is one of the viewpoints to comprehend education .
文化是理解教育的一个视角。
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Education comprehends the training of many kinds of ability .
教育包括多种能力的培养。
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The influence of comprehending levels on transfer of information storing in reading
阅读理解水平对文章信息保持迁移影响的研究
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Comprehend the Public Policy of the Government from the Angle of the Economics
公共政策的经济学分析
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So it is important to comprehend all kinds of digital filters performance and design methods .
因此了解各种数字滤波器的性能和设计方法就具有重要的意义。
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We should comprehend electronic testimony as an independent law concept .
电子证据的概念应该从广义上理解，并赋予其独立的法律地位。
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To comprehend its content accurately , we must grasp its core spirit .
要准确地把握这部书的内容，就必须抓住它的核心精神。
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Context must be considered when we comprehend the meaning of a word .
理解词汇的意义，必须与上下文联系起来。
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I cannot comprehend how you could have been so stupid .
我真不明白你怎么那么蠢。
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The study of art comprehends Both aesthetic and intellectual considerations .
艺术学习中既包括美学，又包括知识的学习。
指以某种方式看待某人或某事物。
He was so young that no one perceived him as a chief executive.
他太年轻了，没有人把他当总裁看。
Don't perceive yourself to be a failure even if you do badly in school tests.
即便在学校考试中考得很糟糕，也不要认为自己很失败。
指了解局面、问题的严重性或重要性，或指了解别人的感受。
She fully appreciated the significance of obtaining the permission from the principal.
她完全明白得到校长同意的意义。
We appreciate that cooking for students is an important job.
我们理解，为学生们做饭是份重要的工作。
I appreciated the difficulties my father had faced.
我了解了父亲曾经面临的困难。
指理解复杂或难懂的事物。
She did not fully comprehend what he had said.
她没有完全理解他说的话。
Finally, she comprehended that her sister wanted to borrow money.
她终于明白她妹妹是想借钱。