The first function deals with recognizing a word, the second with understanding the word's context in a sentence, and the third lets us articulate the word by speaking.

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

My understanding was he was found guilty but a lot to turn on the ambiguity of a sentence.

我猜他是被判有罪了,但这个案件却展现出了句子的模糊性

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