Verb:
make sense of; assign a meaning to;What message do you see in this letter?
How do you interpret his behavior?
give an interpretation or explanation togive an interpretation or rendition of;The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully
create an image or likeness of;The painter represented his wife as a young girl
restate words from one language into another language;I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.
Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?
She rendered the French poem into English
He translates for the U.N.
make sense of a language;She understands French
Can you read Greek?
用作动词 v.
～+名词interpret a dream释梦interpret a hard passage in a book解释书中一段难以理解的文字interpret a part in a play在剧中扮演一个角色interpret this poem解释这首诗～+副词interpret boldly勇敢地解释interpret falsely错误地解释interpret literally逐字翻译interpret narrowly勉强地解释interpret objectively真实地解释interpret rightly正确地解释interpret sympathetically有同情心地说明interpret variously作各种各样解释interpret wonderfully翻译得非常精彩～+介词interpret as把…理解为interpret sb's laughter as an insult把某人的笑声理解为侮辱interpret sb's response as an admission of guilt把某人的回答理解为认罪的表示interpret sb's silence as consent把某人的沉默看作是同意interpret sb's silence as a refusal认为某人沉默是拒绝的表示interpret for为…做翻译interpret for foreign visitors为外国来访者作口译interpret sth from the viewpoint of用某种观点来解释某事interpret into解释成interpret out of context断章取义interpret with用…来解释
用作动词v.
interpret for v.+prep.
为某人做翻译 act as an interpreter for (sb)
interpret for sbThe girl is interpreting for foreign visitors.那女孩在替外宾当口译。
Will you please interpret for me?请你为我翻译一下好吗?
interpret in v.+prep.
用言语或表演解释 show; make clear the meaning of (either in words or by artistic performance)
interpret sth in sthWe have to interpret his words in a modern light.我们不得不用现代观点来解释他的话。近义词 take拿see看见read识字rede忠告infer推断decode解码render提供explain说明clarify澄清unravel解开analyze分析construe解释decipher译解annotate注解diagnose判断translate翻译elucidate阐明represent表现understand懂得illuminate照明figure out算出shed light on照亮account for在数量方面占…read between the lines体会字里行间的意思, 领…
用作动词v.
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.Please interpret the comments of our foreign guest.请把外宾的话翻译一下。
I'm not quite sure how to interpret that question.我对如何说明那个问题没有把握。
The psychiatrist interpreted John's ghastly dream.精神病医生解释了约翰那可怕的梦。
He interpreted a difficult passage in a book.他解释了书中一段难懂的文字。
The actor interpreted the role of Hamlet wonderfully.这个演员把哈姆雷特这个角色演得精彩极了。
用作宾补动词
S+～+ n./pron. +as n.He interpreted their laughter as an insult.他把他们的笑声看成是对他的一种侮辱。
We interpreted his silence as a refusal.我们把他的沉默看作是拒绝的表示。
The election result is being interpreted as a serious setback for the government.选举的结果被认为是政府遭受的巨大挫折。
Be careful, your silence could be interpreted as an admission of guilt.小心,你的沉默有可能被认为是承认自己有罪。The guideinterpretedthe woman's remarks for us.向导把那个女人的话翻译给我们听。
Not everybody agreed with the way sheinterpretedthe violin concerts, but it was still a technically perfect performance.并非每人都同意她对那首小提琴协奏曲的诠释,但是她的演奏在技巧上仍是无懈可击。