understand

She explained the whole idea again, but I still didn't understand.

她把整个想法又解释了一遍，但我还是不明白。

Is there anyone here who understands Arabic?

这儿有人懂阿拉伯语吗？

I think he was calling from a club – it was so noisy, I couldn't understand a word he said.

我想他是在一个夜总会里打的电话——那头太吵了，他说的话我一个字也没听清。

We still don't fully understand how the brain works.

我们还未完全弄懂大脑是如何工作的。

My wife doesn't understand me.

我太太不理解我。

Sometimes I don't understand James.

有时候我搞不懂詹姆斯。

You don't understand what it's like/how it feels to have to beg on the streets.

你不了解出于无奈才上街乞讨是什么样子／是什么样的感觉。

When he said three o'clock, I understood him to mean in the afternoon.

他说3点钟时，我误解为是下午。

I wanted to make sure that we want the same things, that we really understand each other.

我想确保我们的目标一致并相互理解对方。

I understand (that) you are interested in borrowing some money from us.

我听说你想从我们这里借些钱。

The Director had given her to understand (= told her) that she would be promoted.

主任跟她说她将会得到提拔。

A secret buyer is understood to have paid $1 million for the three pictures (= there is unofficial news that this has happened).

据说，有一位不愿透露姓名的买家花了100万美元买走了那3幅画。

I don't want you to see that boy again. Understand?/Do you understand?/Is that understood?

我不想让你再和那个男孩见面，明白吗？

In the library it is understood that people should talk quietly.

众所周知，图书馆里禁止大声喧哗。