Interpret

(verb.) make sense of; assign a meaning to; 'What message do you see in this letter?'; 'How do you interpret his behavior?'.

(verb.) give an interpretation or rendition of; 'The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully'.

录入:凯思琳

• I have heard professors reply that it wasn't their business to discuss human nature but to record and interpret economic and political facts. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Her quickened sense could interpret every sound of motion: now he was at the hat-stand--now at the very room-door. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• We should not interpret a Platonic dialogue any more than a poem or a parable in too literal or matter-of-fact a style. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• No one knew exactly what inspired her elliptic comments, and her relations had long since given up trying to interpret them. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• Yet such people talk of character and presume to interpret expression in pictures. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• How shall we interpret the oracle, you and I and the old intriguer? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Be sure to let me interpret for her whenever she puzzles you; always believe my account of the matter, Robert. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Sir James interpreted the heightened color in the way most gratifying to himself, and thought he never saw Miss Brooke looking so handsome. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Lee interpreted this as a semi-retreat of the Army of the Potomac to Fredericksburg, and so informed his government. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Mrs Plornish interpreted in her Italian manner, on behalf of Mr Pancks, 'E please. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Facts are marshaled, the news of the day is interpreted to show that men are determined by economic conditions. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• I interpreted what she said to my nephew, who immediately seized hold of the delicate Carlo, saying, Come along with me, little Boney. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• And still there arises another question: Are friends to be interpreted as real or seeming; enemies as real or seeming? 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Then it was that we interpreted his command. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Whether they or their judges had any part in penning those laws, which they assumed the liberty of interpreting, and glossing upon at their pleasure? 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• He could remain her brotherly friend, interpreting her actions with generous trustfulness. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Ferguson--(interpreting)--He says two Napoleons--eight dollars. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• They were implements for instituting, conducting, interpreting experimental inquiries and formulating their results. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• His eloquent look had more to say, his hand drew me forward, his interpreting lips stirred. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• No one would deny the right of forming a provisional assumption to the intelligence officer interpreting a cipher, or to the detective unravelling the mystery of a crime. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• As the singer interprets the song the vibrations set up by the singer’s voice are communicated to the diaphragm by the passage of the sound through the horn. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• He interprets it, I can see, to his own advantage. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• By means of these varying clicks of the sounder, the operator interprets the message. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.

整理:辛克莱