misunderstand
verb [ I or T ] uk/ˌmɪs.ʌn.dəˈstænd/ us/ˌmɪs.ʌn.dɚˈstænd/ misunderstood | misunderstood
B2 误解；曲解
to think you have understood someone or something when you have not
If you think that these transport problems can be solved by building more roads, you completely misunderstand the nature of the problem. 如果你认为这些交通问题可以通过修更多的路来解决，你就完全曲解了问题的本质。
I told him I'd meet him here, but perhaps he misunderstood and went straight to the restaurant. 我告诉他我在这儿等他，但可能他理解错了，直接去了饭馆。
be misunderstoodC2 （人）被误解
If someone is misunderstood, other people do not understand that they have good qualities.
In her teens she felt frustrated and misunderstood. 在少女时期，她觉得灰心，被人误解。
I think people had the wrong idea about me - I was misunderstood.
He denied the accusations by saying that though he did invite her back to his office for a private chat, his intentions were misunderstood.
She wasn't a bad girl - she was just misunderstood.
I really wasn't trying to make my parents' life difficult - I was just quite different from them and I was misunderstood.