decipher

verb

/dɪˈsaɪfə(r)/

/dɪˈsaɪfər/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they decipher	/dɪˈsaɪfə(r)/ /dɪˈsaɪfər/
he / she / it deciphers	/dɪˈsaɪfəz/ /dɪˈsaɪfərz/
past simple deciphered	/dɪˈsaɪfəd/ /dɪˈsaɪfərd/
past participle deciphered	/dɪˈsaɪfəd/ /dɪˈsaɪfərd/
-ing form deciphering	/dɪˈsaɪfərɪŋ/ /dɪˈsaɪfərɪŋ/

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decipher something to convert something written in code into normal language解密：将用代码编写的内容转换为普通语言
- They were able to decipher the French military codes.他们能够破译法国军事密码。
- She quickly deciphered the whole message.她很快就破译了整个信息。
decipher something to succeed in finding the meaning of something that is difficult to read or understand破译，辨认（难认、难解的东西）
- Can anyone decipher his handwriting?有谁能辨认他的字迹？
- She watched the girl’s expression closely, trying to decipher her meaning.她仔细观察女孩的表情，试图解读她的意思。
see also indecipherable
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Decipher is used with these nouns as the object:
clue
code
meaning
…
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Word Originearly 16th cent.: from de- (expressing reversal) + cipher, on the pattern of French déchiffrer.