1[intransitiveI, transitiveT]TRANSLATE to translatespoken words from one language into another 口译
They spoke good Spanish, and promised to interpret for me.
他们西班牙语说得很好,答应替我翻译。
2[transitiveT]MEANING to believe that something someone does or something that happens has a particular meaning 把…理解 [解释]为
interpret something as something
His refusal to work late was interpreted as a lack of commitment to the company.
他拒绝加班被认为是对公司缺少奉献精神。
3[transitiveT]MEANING to explain the meaning of something 解释,阐释
Freud’s attempts to interpret the meaning of dreams
弗洛伊德对梦的含义的解析
4.[transitiveT]APSHOW A FEELING OR ATTITUDE to perform a part in a play, a piece of music etc in a way that shows your feelings about it or what you think it means 〔根据自己对戏剧、音乐作品等的感受或理解来〕表演,演绎
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interpret• No one in our tour group spoke Spanish so we had to ask the guide to interpret.• The data has not yet been interpreted.• The statement was interpreted as a threat against the United States.• I had to interpret for my boss on the last trip to Japan.• During lunch, Ben interpreted for Sasha, who didn't speak a word of English.• How would you interpret her letter? Is she really hostile or just being ironic?• I interpreted her silence as anger.• An artist has as much right to interprethistory as a historian.• This dream can be interpreted in several different ways.• Fairytales can be interpreted in several different ways.• For the school's deaf students, she interpreted the entire play in AmericanSign Language.• They are worried that the workers might interpret the new law as a restriction of their rights.• We'll have to find someone who speaks Chinese to interpret the questions and answers for our guests.
ADVERB | VERB + INTERPRET | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤accurately, correctly, properly, rightly準確解釋;正確解釋;恰當解釋▸➤erroneously, incorrectly, mistakenly, wrongly錯誤地解釋▸➤differently作出不同的解釋◇Different people might interpret events differently.不同的人可能對事件有不同的理解。➤clearly清楚地說明▸➤broadly, liberally廣義地/寬泛地解釋◇The term 'business' is here interpreted broadly to include all types of organization in the public and private sectors.business 一詞在此泛指公營和私營的各類組織。◇The strictness of the rules, even when liberally interpreted, has the effect of restricting innovation.這些規則如此嚴苛,即使從寬泛的角度加以理解,也會抑制創新。➤narrowly, restrictively, strictly狹義地解釋;限制性地闡釋;嚴格地闡釋▸➤literally按字面意義闡釋➤faithfully (especially NAmE) 忠實地解釋◇judges who will faithfully interpret the Constitution將會忠實解釋憲法的法官➤easily, readily容易解釋;易於詮釋◇These figures cannot be easily interpreted.這些數字解釋起來並不容易。➤cautiously謹慎地解釋◇These results must be interpreted cautiously.這些結果必須謹慎地加以詮釋。VERB + INTERPRET➤be difficult to, be hard to難以解釋▸➤be able to, be unable to能夠/不能解釋▸➤attempt to, seek to, try to試圖解釋◇We all seek to interpret what we hear and what we read.對所聽到的和讀到的東西我們都會試圖作出解釋。PREPOSITION➤as解釋為◇Her message was interpreted as a warning to the general.她的話被理解為對將軍的警告。PHRASES➤be interpreted to mean sth被理解為意味着⋯◇The title could be interpreted to mean 'human intelligence'.題目的意思可以理解為“人的智慧”。➤be variously interpreted (as sth)各有不同地詮釋(為⋯)◇The figure of the Ancient Mariner has been variously interpreted (= interpreted in various ways).對於《古舟子詠》中描繪的這一形象,一直有着各種各樣的理解。➤be widely interpreted as sth被廣泛地理解為⋯◇Her resignation has been widely interpreted as an admission of her guilt.她的辭職已被廣泛地理解為她承認罪責。