明白

明白 [míng bai]

1. ■ （清楚; 明确） clear; obvious; plain:

这是大家都明白的。 This is plain to everybody.

说话要明白。 We must make our views amply clear to you.

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常用词组

1. ■ （懂道理） sensible; reasonable:

他是一个明白人。 He is a sensible person.

2. ■ （公开的；不含糊的） frank; unequivocal; explicit:

把真相讲明白 explain the actual situation in explicit terms;

租约上说得明白， 每月10号必须交租金。 The lease is explicit in saying the rent must be paid by the 10th of every month.

3. ■ （懂得） know; understand:

双方把话说明白。 The views of each side are correctly understood by the other.

我不明白你的意思。 I don't see what you mean.