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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

comprehension [kɔmprɪ'hεnʃən]
  1. 1. noun [u] (understanding) 理解
  2. 2. noun [c/u] [Education] 理解力练习
    it's beyond my comprehension
    无法理解

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

comprehension [ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃən]
  1. 1. n.[u] 理解力洞察力
    It is used as a measure of the child's comprehension of spoken language.
    它被用来衡量孩子口语理解程度
    How you can do that is beyond my comprehension.
    令我无法理解的是你怎么会做那样事情
    He was famous for his comprehension of American literature.
    他因对美国文学透彻理解出名
  2. 2. n.[u] 包含,涵括
  3. 3. n.[c/u] 理解力练习理解力测验

Collins English-English Dictionary

comprehension ["kɒmprɪ'hεnʃən]
  1. 1. n the act or capacity of understanding
  2. 2. n the state of including or comprising something; comprehensiveness
  3. 3. n [education] an exercise consisting of a previously unseen passage of text with related questions, designed to test a student's understanding esp of a foreign language
  4. 4. n [logic] [obsolete] the attributes implied by a given concept or term; connotation

Examples

it's beyond my comprehension
我无法理解
Another unwelcome element in Soviet eyes was lacking altogether. Peasant comprehension was low, but far from lacking altogether.
苏联人眼中的另一种令他们讨厌的要素是缺乏整体性。农民的理解能力很差,可是也远远不是缺乏整体性。
How you can do that is beyond my comprehension.
令我无法理解的是你怎么会做那样的事情。
The average American is unconcerned that his plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control.
一般美国人并不关心他的苦境是个人、经济、政府活动的综合结果,这些活动超出了正常市民能够理解和控制的范围。
outside human comprehension
his foolishness is past comprehension

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