conclude verb ⇨conclude (What do you conclude from that?)⇨agree3 (conclude a treaty)⇨end (a speech concludes)conclude
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conclude ♦︎ understand ♦︎ figure ♦︎ infer ♦︎ deduce ♦︎ gather ♦︎ reason ♦︎ read sth into sthThese words all mean to decide or believe sth according to the evidence or information that you have.这些词均表示根据已有证据或信息认定、推断、推论。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to conclude / understand / figure / infer / deduce / gather / reason from sth◆to conclude / understand / figure / infer / deduce / gather sth about sth◆to conclude / understand / figure / infer / deduce / gather / reason that...◆to figure / deduce what / how / who / why...◆It is concluded / understood / inferred / deduced / reasoned that...◆It can be concluded / inferred / deduced that...■conclude [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) to decide or believe sth on the basis of the information that you have断定;推断出;得出结论◆What do you conclude from that?你从中得出什么结论?◆The report concluded that the cheapest option was to close the laboratory.这份报告认为最省钱的做法是关闭实验室。■understand(understood, understood) [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) (ratherformal) to think or believe that sth is true because you have been told that it is得知;据信;认为◆Am I to understand that you refuse?你的意思是你拒绝了?◆The prime minister is understood to have been extremely angry about the report.据说首相对这份报告大为恼火。 see also understanding ⇨ definition■figure [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) (ratherinformal) to think or decide that sth will happen or is true认为,认定(某事将发生或属实)◆I figured (that) if I took the night train, I could be in Scotland by morning.我认为,如果我坐夜班火车,早上就可以到苏格兰。◆There was only one thing to do, he figured.他认为只有一件事可以做。■infer ɪnˈfɜː(r) (-rr-) [transitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) to form an opinion or decide that sth is true using evidence and reasoning, not statements of fact推断;推论;推理◆Much of the meaning can be inferred from the context.大部分含义可以从上下文中推断。◆It is reasonable to infer that the government knew all about this.有理由推想政府对所有这一切是知情的。■deducedɪˈdjuːs; NAmEdɪˈduːs [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) to find out a fact or the answer to a question using evidence and reasoning推论;推断;演绎◆We can deduce a lot from what people spend their money on.我们可以从人们把钱花在什么地方推断出许多事情。NOTE辨析 Infer or deduce?In many cases, you can use either of these words, but there can be a slight difference in meaning: sth that you infer is probably true, considering the evidence available; sth that you deduce logically has to be true, considering the facts.在许多情况下这两个词可通用,但意思略有不同:infer是根据现有证据推断某事可能属实;deduce是根据事实从逻辑上推断某事必然如此。■gather [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) (ratherinformal, especiallyspoken) to think or believe that sth is true because you have been told that it is得知;据信;认为◆I gather you wanted to see me.我猜你想见我。◆'There's been a delay.' 'So I gather.'“已经耽搁了。”“我也这么认为。”◆As far as I can gather, he got involved in a fight.据我了解,他卷入了一场斗争。◆From what they could gather, there had been some kind of problem back at the base.从他们了解的情况看,事情的根源出了点问题。NOTE辨析 Understand or gather?Both of these words are often used in spoken English, but understand is more formal than gather. Gather can suggest greater activity than understand: what you understand is what you have been told, usually without asking; what you gather is either what you have been told, or what you have found out by asking people. Gather, but notunderstand, is often used with can/could.这两个词均常用于口语,但understand比gather正式。相比understand,gather意味着付出更多的努力才得知信息:understand表示所知悉的情况是别人告知的,通常不用主动询问;gather表示所知悉的情况可能是别人告知的,也可能是主动打听到的。gather,而非understand,常和can/could连用◆As far as I can understand...◆From what they could understand...■reason [transitive, intransitive] to form a judgement about sth by considering the facts and using your power to think in a logical way推理;推论;推断◆They reasoned, correctly, that the enemy would not attempt an attack at night.他们作出了正确推断,敌人不会企图发动夜袭。 see also reason ⇨ reasonnoun, reasoned ⇨ rational, reasoning ⇨ reasoning■ˌread sth ˈinto sth
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(read, read)to conclude that sth has a particular meaning, especially when you think it means more than it really does过度解读;对⋯作过多理解◆Yes, he's going over to talk to her, but don't read too much into it.是的,他要过去和她谈谈,但不要想太多。