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
Examples from the Corpus
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.