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知识与理解 - 缺乏理解

探索关于缺乏理解的英语习语,例如“清晰如泥”和“摸不着头脑”。

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English idioms related to Knowledge & Understanding
to [use] {one's} [head|noodle|naggin]

to carefully consider the facts of a situation in order to understand something, make a decision, or solve a problem

动动脑子, 好好想想

动动脑子, 好好想想

Ex: If we use our heads, we can fix this without spending more money. 

只要我们动动脑子,就能不多花钱把这事解决。

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out of {one's} depth

in a very nervous or frustrating state of mind in face of a problem or situation one knows very little or nothing about

超出能力范围, 难以招架

超出能力范围, 难以招架

Ex: She agreed to lead the project, but soon realized she was out of her depth. 

她答应负责这个项目,但很快意识到这超出了自己的能力范围。

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your guess is as good as mine

said when one does not have a definite answer to a particular question, similar to the questioner

我也不知道, 我也没准数

我也不知道, 我也没准数

Ex: Why did he suddenly quit?  Your guess is as good as mine. 

他为什么突然辞职?我也不知道。

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to [get|have] the wrong end of the stick

to fail to understand or interpret or understand something correctly

理解错了, 会错意

理解错了, 会错意

Ex: She got the wrong end of the stick and thought I was angry with her. 

她理解错了,以为我在生她的气。

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to {not} [know] beans about {sth}

to have no information regarding a particular subject

对此一窍不通, 一点都不懂

对此一窍不通, 一点都不懂

Ex: He talks like an expert, but he doesn't know beans about finance. 

他说得像专家一样,但对金融一窍不通。

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for the life of {sb}

used when one is incapable of understanding or remembering a particular thing

怎么也, 怎么想都

怎么也, 怎么想都

Ex: She couldn't for the life of her understand why he was so upset. 

她怎么也不明白他为什么那么难过。

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closed book
closed book
[名词]

someone or something one knows very little or nothing about

完全不了解的事, 一无所知的领域

完全不了解的事, 一无所知的领域

Ex: Her childhood is a closed book; she never talks about it. 

她的童年完全是个谜;她从来不谈。

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(as|) clear as mud

used to describe something that is complicated due to not being clearly described or shown

完全不清楚, 一点都不明白

完全不清楚, 一点都不明白

Ex: His explanation of the new tax rules was as clear as mud. 

他对新税规的解释完全让人摸不着头脑。

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{not} [know] {one's} ass from {one's} elbow

to be incapable of understanding even the simplest concepts

连最基本的都不懂, 什么都不明白

连最基本的都不懂, 什么都不明白

Ex: She talks like a consultant, but she doesn't know her ass from her elbow about marketing. 

她说得像顾问一样,但对营销根本什么都不懂。

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final frontier

the limits of human knowledge or understanding, representing areas that remain unknown or unexplored

认知的最后边界, 理解的极限

认知的最后边界, 理解的极限

Ex: In medicine, curing Alzheimer's may be one of the final frontiers. 

在医学领域,治愈阿尔茨海默病也许是最后的难关之一。

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to [lose] {one's} way

to become confused, mistaken, or emotionally lost

Ex: The team lost its way during the second half. 
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in a fog
in a fog
[短语]

confused and unable to think clearly

脑子一片迷糊, 稀里糊涂

脑子一片迷糊, 稀里糊涂

Ex: She has been in a fog since the meeting and hasn't made a single decision. 

开完会以后她一直稀里糊涂的,一个决定都没做出来。

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to [wrap] {one's} [head|mind|brain] around {sth}

to fully understand something difficult, complicated, or strange

想明白, 理解透

想明白, 理解透

Ex: It took me days to wrap my mind around the new tax rules. 

我花了好几天才把新的税务规定弄明白。

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to [make] head or tail (out|) of {sb/sth}

to make an attempt to understand someone or something that is puzzling

弄明白, 理出头绪

弄明白, 理出头绪

Ex: Nobody could make head or tail of his explanation. 

没人听得懂他的解释。

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