construe
- IPA[kənˈstruː]
英式
- interpret (a word or action) in a particular way；analyse the syntax of (a text, sentence, or word)
verb: construe, 3rd person present: construes, gerund or present participle: construing, past tense: construed, past participle: construed
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. interpret (a word or action) in a particular way his words could hardly be construed as an apology
- 2. dated analyse the syntax of (a text, sentence, or word) both verbs can be construed with either infinitive
- ▪ translate (a passage or author) word for word, typically aloud she was construing straight-faced a suggestive passage of Ovid
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- IPA[kənˈstro͞o]
美式
- interpret (a word or action) in a particular way: his words could hardly be construed as an apology
Oxford American Dictionary
