misunderstand
verb [transitive, intransitive]Word Family
- understand verb (≠ misunderstand)
- understandable adjective
- misunderstood adjective
- understanding adjective noun (≠ misunderstanding)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they misunderstand | |
| he / she / it misunderstands | |
| past simple misunderstood | |
| past participle misunderstood | |
| -ing form misunderstanding |
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. 她一定是误解了我要表达的意思。 - misunderstand something as something
His concern for their safety was misunderstood as interference. 他对他们安全的担心被误解为干涉。
Extra Examplesa 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. 总是给出明确的指示，这样就不会被误解。 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)