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misconstrue

verb

🔊/ˌmɪskənˈstruː/

🔊/ˌmɪskənˈstruː/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they misconstrue	🔊/ˌmɪskənˈstruː/ 🔊/ˌmɪskənˈstruː/
he / she / it misconstrues	🔊/ˌmɪskənˈstruːz/ 🔊/ˌmɪskənˈstruːz/
past simple misconstrued	🔊/ˌmɪskənˈstruːd/ 🔊/ˌmɪskənˈstruːd/
past participle misconstrued	🔊/ˌmɪskənˈstruːd/ 🔊/ˌmɪskənˈstruːd/
-ing form misconstruing	🔊/ˌmɪskənˈstruːɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌmɪskənˈstruːɪŋ/

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misconstrue something (as something) to understand somebody’s words or actions wrongly误解（某人的言行） synonym misinterpret
- He deliberately misconstrued everything I said.他故意误解了我所说的一切。
- It is easy to misconstrue confidence as arrogance.很容易将自信误解为傲慢。🔊🔊
- It’s easy to misconstrue shyness as unfriendliness.容易将害羞误解为不友善。