mis·un·der·stand
verb/ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd/
/ˌmɪsʌndərˈstænd/
[transitive, intransitive]Word Family
- understand verb (≠ misunderstand)
- understandable adjective
- misunderstood adjective
- understanding adjective noun (≠ misunderstanding)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they misunderstand | /ˌmɪsʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌmɪsʌndərˈstænd/ |
| he / she / it misunderstands | /ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændz/ /ˌmɪsʌndərˈstændz/ |
| past simple misunderstood | /ˌmɪsʌndəˈstʊd/ /ˌmɪsʌndərˈstʊd/ |
| past participle misunderstood | /ˌmɪsʌndəˈstʊd/ /ˌmɪsʌndərˈstʊd/ |
| -ing form misunderstanding | /ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsʌndərˈstændɪŋ/ |
- to fail to understand somebody/something correctly
误解；误会 - misunderstand (somebody/something) I completely misunderstood her intentions.
我完全误会了她的意图。 - Don't misunderstand me—I am grateful for all you've done.
别误解我的意思，我对你所做的一切都很感激。 - I thought he was her husband—I must have misunderstood.
我以为他是她丈夫，我一定是误会了。 - misunderstand what, how, etc… She must have misunderstood what I was trying to say.
她一定误解了我想要说的意思。 - misunderstand something as something His concern for their safety was misunderstood as interference.
他对他们安全的关心被误解为干涉。
Extra Examples- a charming and much misunderstood man
被深深误解的翩翩男子 - Always give clear instructions so that they won't be misunderstood.
始终给出明确的指示，以免他们被误解。 - Many mental illnesses are widely misunderstood.
许多精神疾病被广泛误解。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- completely
- fundamentally
- …
- as
- be frequently misunderstood
- be often misunderstood
- be widely misunderstood
- …
- misunderstand (somebody/something) I completely misunderstood her intentions.