词汇学习 Word study

1．lose v.

（1）迷失；（使）迷路：

She did not know London very well, and she lost her way. 她对伦敦不很熟悉，因此迷了路。

It's very easy to lose your way in a strange city. 在一个陌生的城市里，你很容易迷路。

（2）失去；丧失：

He lost his sight in a car accident. 他在一起汽车交通事故中失明了。

She has just lost her job because of carelessness. 她刚刚因疏忽大意而丢了工作。

（3）遗失；丢失：

I can't enter my house because I've lost my key on my way home. 我进不了自己的房子，因为在回家的路上我把钥匙丢了。

We lost her in the crowd. 我们在人群中找不见她了。

2．understand v.

（1）理解；懂：

He doesn't understand English and you can try French. 他不懂英语，你可以试试法语。

I don't understand what you mean. 我不明白你的意思。

（2）明了；了解；得知：

How the machine works is still not fully understood. 这台机器到底是如何运转的仍未被完全弄清楚。

Only today have I begun to understand the political situation in Northern Ireland. 直到今天我才了解了北爱尔兰的政治局势。