decode
UK [di:'kəʊd] US [-'koʊd] verb
transitive
■to discover the meaning of information given in a secret or complicated way 破译，破解；解（码）•Decoding the paintings is not difficult once you know what the component parts symbolise.一旦明白了画中各部分的象征意义，也就不难搞清楚这幅画的含义了。 Compare encode
intransitive or transitive specialized
■to understand the meaning of a word or phrase in a foreign language in the correct way 正确理解（外语单词或短语）•Grammatical information helps learners to decode sentences.文法资讯有助于学习者正确理解句子的含义。 |