Construe

(v. t. ) To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction of; to interpret; to translate.

(v. t. ) To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or intention of; to interpret; to understand.

录入:普勒斯顿

• But canst thou construe me this, Sir Knight--When is thy wine-pitcher and thy purse better empty than full? 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• If he sees these traces of emotion on our cheeks, let him construe them as he may. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I construed this remark into an indication of a wish that he should have my place, so I blushingly offered to resign it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• She's an excitable, nervous person: she construed her dream into an apparition, or something of that sort, no doubt; and has taken a fit with fright. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• I have not construed a line. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.

整理:罗德尼