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词汇 misconstruing
释义 misconstruing
present participle ofmisconstrue
misconstrue
verb[ T ]
 formaluk /ˌmɪs.kənˈstruː/ us /ˌmɪs.kənˈstruː/
to form a false understanding of the meaning or intention of something that someone does or says: 误解…的意思(或意图)
She said Harris had misconstrued her comments.她说哈里斯误解了她的评论。
Their caution was misconstrued as cowardice.他们的谨慎被误解为懦弱。
Synonyms
misinterpret
misunderstand
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Misunderstanding
cross purposes
disconnection
don't get me wrongidiom
get the wrong end of the stickidiom
get your wires crossedidiom
labour
miscalculate
misconceive
misconceived
misconception
misconstruction
misconstrue
misread
misreading
miss
miss the pointidiom
mistaken
misunderstand
misunderstanding
underestimate

Examples of misconstruing


misconstruing

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


It would be misconstruing me to say it had nothing to do with goods being in short supply.
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There is really a danger in misconstruing his statement.
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I feel very strongly that my noble friend is emphasising a point that might arise but that he is misconstruing where the buses might go.
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It is misconstruing the clause to talk about individual collection by local authorities.
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Private enterprise operations are grossly misconstruing the present regulations in order to promote their private interests at the expense of the public welfare.
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His fear is that a clever lawyer may seek to get a client off the hook by misconstruing that word.
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She should know that she is, of course, completely misconstruing them.
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The transitional arrangements are generous: it is misconstruing the matter to suggest that things are somehow worse in the transitional period than they were before it.
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Either it was a genuine mistake on his part in misconstruing the wrong information or, subconsciously and without realising it, it was merely an attempt at self-aggrandisement.
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Whenever one gets into a bipolar argument—either/or—one ends up not only misusing language, but also misconstruing reality.
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Friedman accused them of misconstruing his position and not caring whether what they published was true.
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