construe

英 [kənˈstruː]

美 [kənˈstruː]

v.  理解; 领会

过去分词：construed　现在分词：construing　过去式：construed　第三人称单数：construes　复数：construes　

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Collins.1 / BNC.7262 / COCA.11000

牛津词典

verb

• 理解；领会
  to understand the meaning of a word, a sentence, or an action in a particular way
  1. He considered how the remark was to be construed.
     他考虑这话该如何理解。
  2. Her words could hardly be construed as an apology.
     她的话怎么想几乎都不像是道歉。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 理解;领会
  If somethingis construedin a particular way, its nature or meaning is interpreted in that way.
  1. What may seem helpful behaviour to you can be construed as interference by others...
     在你看来似乎是施助的行为在别人眼中可能就会被解读成一种干涉。
  2. He may construe the approach as a hostile act...
     他也许会将这种做法理解为敌视行为。
  3. We are taught to construe these terms in a particular way.
     我们被教导要以特定的方式理解这些词语。

英英释义

verb

• make sense of
  1. What message do you see in this letter?
  2. How do you interpret his behavior?
  Synonym:interpretsee

双语例句

• Using vague expression can construe completeness and conciseness in legal language.
  在特定情况下使用一些模糊表达，可以使法律语言达到实质上的准确性和概括性。
• You may construe the statement of the government spokesman in a number of different ways.
  政府发言人的声明可以有好几种解释。
• This sentense won't construe.
  这个句子不可分析。
• You can speak English, I will construe in order to us.
  你可以说英文，以后我做你翻译好了。
• We are taught to construe these terms in a particular way.
  我们被教导要以特定的方式理解这些词语。
• Let him construe the letter into English, and parse it over perfectly.
  让他把信件逐字翻译成英文，并且完美地对它作语法分析。
• Imagery and construal are two synonymous notions in Cognitive Grammar, referring to peoples cognitive ability to construe a situation in alternate ways for purposes of thought or expression.
  “意象”与“识解”是两个意义相近的认知语法术语，用来表示以不同方式建构某一情景的认知能力。
• Last week, a constituent contacted me and asked me to help him construe an article contained within the constitution.
  上星期，一位选民跟我联系，让我帮他解释一下宪法中包含的某则条款。
• To deduce ( a principle or doctrine); construe ( a meaning). the interpretation of every word in the Bible as literal truth.
  演绎，解释推断（原则或教义）；分析（意义）逐字演绎圣经教义的基督教。
• He had tried to construe a passage from Homer.
  他曾尝试注释荷马著作的一段文字。