| 释义 |
give someone to understand (that)
phrase formal(alsogive someone to believe (that))
to tell someone something or cause someone to think that something is true:
I was given to understand she was staying at this hotel.
We were given to understand that the money would be distributed evenly between the surviving children.
Her comments that evening gave me to understand that they lived separate lives, but perhaps I was mistaken.
I was given to understand that the information was confidential, which is why I didn't share it when asked.
At the hospital, I was given to understand that home care would be provided for two weeks after my discharge.
He had been given to believe that there may be a future for the two of them together.
See also
giveverb(CAUSE)
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