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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- construe [kən 'stru] [kən 'struː]
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1.
vt.
对（句子、从句等）作语法分析
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2.
vt.
口头翻译（文章，讲话等的段落）[非严格用语]
- 3. vt. 解释；把…理解（为），把…看（作），把…认作
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4.
vt.
推论，推断，演绎
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5.
vt.
[grammar]
（按句法规则）使连用：The verb “let”，unlike “permit”，is construed with an infinitive omitting the “to”；动词let和permit不同，可与不带to的动词不定事连用
- The verb "let",unlike "permit",is construed with an infinitive omitting the "to".
- 动词let和permit不同，可与不带to的动词不定式连用。
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6.
vt.
分析（句子）
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vi.
（尤指在翻译中）分析句子结构，作句法分析（或解释）
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vi.
（句子）可作语法分析
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9.
vi.
[antiquated]
作演绎
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1.
vt.
对（句子、从句等）作语法分析
Collins English-English Dictionary
- construe [kən'struː]
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
to interpret the meaning of (something)
- you can construe that in different ways
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2.
vb
[may take a clause as object]
to discover by inference; deduce
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3.
vb
to analyse the grammatical structure of; parse (esp a Latin or Greek text as a preliminary to translation)
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4.
vb
to combine (words) syntactically
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5.
vb
[also intr]
[old-fashioned]
to translate literally, esp aloud as an academic exercise
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n
[old-fashioned]
something that is construed, such as a piece of translation
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n
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin construere to pile up; see
construct
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
to interpret the meaning of (something)
Examples
- you can construe that in different ways → construe
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