One might use such an ability to manipulate, or control, just as much as to understand or sympathise.

有人可能常运用这种能力去操作和控制，就像用于理解和同情一样。

youdao

Well, I'm not going to argue for and against that view-- just wanted to sketch it, so as to understand the arguments that turn on it.

我不会去主张或反对这个观点,只是想简述给你们,以便去理解那些在此基础上的论点

youdao

She always listened earnestly as if this might help her to understand.

她总是认真地听，好像这样会帮她听懂一样。

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"I mean it's hard to even understand how biology was a science as we would recognize it today.

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Well, I'm not going to argue for and against that view-- just wanted to sketch it, so as to understand the arguments that turn on it.

我不会去主张或反对这个观点,只是想简述给你们,以便去理解那些在此基础上的论点

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If I understand it correctly, science as science insofar as its belike scientific methodology, he needs to be defended.

如果我没有弄错的话，就论文所用的科学方法本身而言,就论文所用的科学方法本身而言，作者的立场应该受到维护。

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They were one of the first animal research projects to use DNA finger-printing techniques in wild animals so as to understand the relationships within a pride.

BBC: Lions breed better if living near joining rivers

Most important, it has to be about as easy to understand and use as TV.

FORBES: Inside Google TV

She said one of her first tasks would be to visit as many schools as possible to understand the cause of the performance issue.

BBC: Sue Cook