interpret
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they interpret | |
| he / she / it interprets | |
| past simple interpreted | |
| past participle interpreted | |
| -ing form interpreting |
- [transitive] interpret something
to explain the meaning of something 诠释；说明 The students were asked to interpret the poem. 学生们被要求诠释那首诗的意义。 The data can be interpreted in many different ways. 这份资料可以从多方面解读。 These results must be interpreted cautiously. 这些结果必须谨慎地加以诠释。
Extra Examplesjudges who will faithfully interpret the Constitution 将会忠实解释宪法的法官 These figures cannot be easily interpreted. 这些数字解释起来并不容易。 We all seek to interpret what we hear and what we read. 对所听到的和读到的东西我们都会试图作出解释。 The figure of the Ancient Mariner has been variously interpreted. 对于《古舟子咏》中描绘的这一形象，一直有着各种各样的理解。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- correctly
- properly
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- be difficult to
- be hard to
- be able to
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- as
- be interpreted to mean something
- be variously interpreted (as something)
- be widely interpreted as something
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- [transitive]
to decide that something has a particular meaning and to understand it in this way 把…理解为；领会 - interpret something as something
I didn't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal. 我不知该把她的沉默看作接受还是拒绝。 - interpret something
The research focused on how parents interpret the behaviour of their toddlers. 这项研究的重点是父母如何解释他们幼儿的行为。
Extra ExamplesDifferent people might interpret events differently. 不同的人可能对事件有不同的理解。 The title could be interpreted to mean ‘human intelligence’. 题目的意思可以理解为“人的智慧”。 The term ‘business’ is here interpreted broadly to include all types of organization in the public and private sectors. 在这儿business 一词泛指公营和私营的各类组织。 Her message was interpreted as a warning to the general. 她的话被理解为对将军的警告。 Her resignation has been widely interpreted as an admission of her guilt. 她的辞职已被广泛地理解为她承认罪责。 The strictness of the rules, even when liberally interpreted, has the effect of restricting innovation. 这些规则如此严苛，即使从宽泛的角度加以理解，也会抑制创新。 It is context and convention that determine whether a term will be interpreted literally or metaphorically. 对一个词的理解是按字面意思还是隐喻的意思要视乎上下文和习惯。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- correctly
- properly
- …
- be difficult to
- be hard to
- be able to
- …
- as
- be interpreted to mean something
- be variously interpreted (as something)
- be widely interpreted as something
- …
- interpret something as something
- [intransitive, transitive]
to translate one language into another as it is spoken 口译； 传译 He took me with him to interpret in case no one spoke English. 他带我去翻译，以防没人说英语。 - interpret for somebody
She couldn't speak much English so her children had to interpret for her. 她讲不了几句英语，所以她的孩子们得给她翻译。 - interpret something
Interpreters must interpret everything that is said in the interaction. 口译员必须翻译互动中所说的一切。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- correctly
- properly
- …
- be difficult to
- be hard to
- be able to
- …
- as
- be interpreted to mean something
- be variously interpreted (as something)
- be widely interpreted as something
- …
- [transitive] interpret something
to perform a piece of music, a role in a play, etc. in a way that shows your feelings about its meaning 演绎（按自己的感觉演奏音乐或表现角色）
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French interpreter or Latin interpretari ‘explain, translate’, from interpres, interpret- ‘agent, translator, interpreter’.