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BNC: 6869 COCA: 8104

misunderstanding

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mis·un·der·stand·ing /ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ $ -ər-/ ●●○ noun  
1  [countableC, uncountableU]UNDERSTAND# a problem caused by someone not understanding a question, situation, or instruction correctly 误解，误会
 There must have been some misunderstanding. I didn’t order all these books.
一定是弄错了，这些书不全是我订的。
2  [countableC]UNDERSTAND# an argument or disagreement that is not very serious – often used humorously 小争执，不和〔常为幽默用法〕
 Terry had a little misunderstanding with the police last night.
昨晚特里和警察有个小小的误会。
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n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
avoid a misunderstanding
State clearly what you expect, to avoid misunderstandings later on.
cause/lead to a misunderstanding
Hearing loss can cause misunderstandings, when what you say is not correctly heard.
Don’t just assume that you know what he means; that can lead to misunderstandings.
a misunderstanding arises (=a misunderstanding starts)
Misunderstandings can easily arise when people from different cultures meet.
clear up/correct a misunderstanding (=get rid of a misunderstanding)
I want to talk to you, to try and clear up any misunderstandings.
be based on a misunderstanding (=happen or be done as a result of a misunderstanding)
The whole argument was based on a misunderstanding.
phrases
there has been a misunderstanding
There’s been a misunderstanding about what I meant.
there must be some misunderstanding (=used when you think someone has not understood something correctly)
I think there must be some misunderstanding - I don’t know anyone called Barry.
there is no misunderstanding
I am writing to make sure there is no misunderstanding between us.
something is all a misunderstanding (=used when saying that a situation happened because of a mistake)
Why don’t you call him and tell him it was all a misunderstanding?
a bit of a misunderstanding British EnglishBrE
I’m afraid it’s all a bit of a misunderstanding.
adjectives
a serious/terrible misunderstanding
There have been some serious misunderstandings which have led to conflict.
a little misunderstanding (=one that is not serious)
We need to clear up this little misunderstanding.
a simple misunderstanding (=one that is not serious and is easy to correct)
It was a simple misunderstanding: I thought the meeting was on Wednesday, not Thursday.
a complete/total misunderstanding
There seems to be a complete misunderstanding of how the changes will affect us.
a fundamental misunderstanding (=a misunderstanding of the main point of something)
a fundamental misunderstanding of Freud’s theories
a widespread misunderstanding (=a misunderstanding that many people share)
There is a widespread misunderstanding of the purpose of the law.
a cultural misunderstanding (=a misunderstanding caused by different cultures doing things in a different way)
Cultural misunderstandings have led to fights between students.
Examples from the Corpus
misunderstanding• Misunderstandings can be caused by cultural differences between workers.• There has been a misunderstanding of the Government's plans from the point of view of social security benefits.• There seems to have been a misunderstanding. I didn't order steak.• On another front, Farrakhan met last week with 10 Phoenix area business and community leaders to try to erase misunderstandings.• He even met with the Anti-Defamation League to try and clear the air of misunderstandings.• This helps avoid a lot of misunderstandings down the shared road of life.• Listening carefully reduces misunderstandings.• It is no wonder that misunderstandings arose, but they should not have affected our professional relationship.• Cultural differences between people from different countries can sometimes lead to misunderstandings.
mis·un·der·stand·ing noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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BNC: 6869 COCA: 8104
misunderstanding

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MISUNDERSTANDING | MISUNDERSTANDING + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, serious, terrible重大的／嚴重的／極大的誤解▸➤complete, total完全的誤解▸➤common, widespread常見的／普遍的誤解▸➤simple, slight小小的誤會▸➤basic, fundamental, profound基本的誤解；根本性的誤解；深刻的誤會▸➤genuine善意的誤會▸➤possible可能的誤解➤mutual相互間的誤會VERB + MISUNDERSTANDING➤cause, give rise to, lead to引起誤會；造成誤解▸➤avoid, prevent避免／防止誤解◇I am anxious to avoid any possible misunderstanding.我急於避免任何可能的誤解。➤clarify, clear up, correct澄清誤會；糾正誤解➤betray, reflect, reveal暴露出誤解；反映誤會；顯示誤解◇His comments betrayed a complete misunderstanding of the situation.他的評說暴露出他完全誤解了目前的情況。MISUNDERSTANDING + VERB➤arise, occur, result誤解產生；誤會發生◇Somehow a misunderstanding arose.不知怎的產生了誤會。➤be based on sth, stem from sth誤解基於⋯／源於⋯PREPOSITION➤misunderstanding about關於⋯的誤解◇There was widespread misunderstanding about the aim of the project.關於這項計劃的宗旨存在普遍的誤解。➤misunderstanding between⋯之間的誤解◇There must have been some misunderstanding between them.他們之間肯定有過一些誤會。➤misunderstanding by, misunderstanding on the part of被⋯誤解；⋯的誤解◇The oversimplification results in the possibility of misunderstanding by the reader.過於簡單化有可能使讀者產生誤解。◇I think there was some misunderstanding on his part.我覺得他有些誤會了。➤misunderstanding over對⋯的誤解◇a slight misunderstanding over the terms of the contract對合同條款的一個小小的誤解。PHRASES➤a possibility of misunderstanding, a risk of misunderstanding誤解的可能／危險▸➤room for misunderstanding, scope for misunderstanding造成誤解的可能◇Leave no scope for misunderstandings of any type.要杜絕造成任何形式的誤解的可能。
BNC: 6869 COCA: 8104
misunderstanding noun
⇨ illusion
BNC: 6869 COCA: 8104
misunderstanding
Mistakes: fail, miscommunication, error...
Arguments: argument, disagreement, conflict...

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