discern

US [dɪˈsɜrn]
UK [dɪˈsɜː(r)n]
  • v.识别；觉察出；了解；听出
  • Web辨别；看出；辨明
Simple Present：discerns  Present Participle：discerning  Past Tense：discerned  

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discern
v.
1.
觉察出；识别；了解to know, recognize or understand sth, especially sth that is not obvious
It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work.
从她的作品中可以辨别出许多不同的创作手法。
He discerned a certain coldness in their welcome.
他觉察到他们的接待有点冷淡。
It is often difficult to discern how widespread public support is.
了解公众支持的广泛程度常常是困难的。
I quickly discerned that something was wrong.
我很快觉察到出了问题。
2.
~ sth
（依稀）看出，分辨出，听出to see or hear sth, but not very clearly
We could just discern the house in the distance.
我们只能勉强分辨出远处的房子。

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Definition:
AllAll,识别识别,觉察出觉察出,了解了解,听出听出,辨别辨别,看出看出,辨明辨明
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1.
The only difference I could discern was that the dream tree had an energy to it that made it feel slightly more alive than a real tree.
我认识到的唯一不同点就是这棵梦里的树有着某种能量，使它比现实里的树鲜活一点点。
wǒ rèn shi dào de wéi yī bù tóng diǎn jiù shì zhè kē mèng lǐ de shù yǒu zhe mǒu zhǒng néng liàng , shǐ tā bǐ xiàn shí lǐ de shù xiān huó yì diǎn diǎn 。
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2.
The Ling realizes to put~to deaf the son is staring at him, rotated to discern her, in a moment again inclined lead eyes not to look her.
翎察觉到诛儿在盯着他，转眼看了一下她，马上又斜过眼睛不看她。
líng chá jué dào zhū ér zài dīng zhe tā , zhuǎn yǎn kàn le yí xià tā , mǎ shàng yòu xié guò yǎn jing bù kàn tā 。
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3.
He was just able to discern the road from the dark.
他在黑暗中只能勉强辨认出道路。
tā zài hēi àn zhōng zhǐ néng miǎn qiǎng biàn rèn chū dào lù 。
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4.
As he shows, in places where "the past is not even past" , the passage of time does not always make it easier to discern or speak the truth.
如他所展现的那样，在“过去甚至没有过去”的地方，时光并没有让它轻易地辨别出历史，说出真相。
rú tā suǒ zhǎn xiàn de nà yàng , zài " guò qù shèn zhì méi yǒu guò qù " de dì fang , shí guāng bìng méi yǒu ràng tā qīng yì de biàn bié chū lì shǐ , shuō chū zhēn xiàng 。
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5.
It is not easy to discern when to hold back and when to get involved in a potentially sticky situation.
要辨别何时该忍住，何时又该介入一个可能棘手的情况并不容易。
yào biàn bié hé shí gāi rěn zhù , hé shí yòu gāi jiè rù yī gè kě néng jí shǒu de qíng kuàng bìng bù róng yì 。
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6.
He was just able to discern the road in the dark.
他在黑暗中勉强能辨出道路。
tā zài hēi àn zhōng miǎn qiǎng néng biàn chū dào lù 。
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On iPhone what each individual app will share about you is often quite tough to discern.
用IPhone，你很难辨别哥哥独立的应用将会共享你的什么信息。
yòng IPhone , nǐ hěn nán biàn bié gē gē dú lì de yìng yòng jiāng huì gòng xiǎng nǐ de shén me xìn xī 。
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8.
The Church's part was to discern the canon which God had created, not to devise one of its own.
教会的责任，是要辨认出神已经创作的正典，并非由自己另订安排一套正典。
jiào huì de zé rèn , shì yào biàn rèn chū shén yǐ jīng chuàng zuò de zhèng diǎn , bìng fēi yóu zì jǐ lìng dìng ān pái yī tào zhèng diǎn 。
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9.
It was so dark outside that I was just able to discern the road in the dark.
外面一片漆黑，我在黑暗中勉强能分辨出道路。
wài miàn yī piàn qī hēi , wǒ zài hēi àn zhōng miǎn qiǎng néng fēn biàn chū dào lù 。
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10.
Look, I shall tell my son, look closely at your noble uncle and you will be able to discern the shimmer of his halo.
瞧，我要告诉儿子说，好好看看你那高贵的舅舅，你将要看见他头上闪烁的光环。
qiáo , wǒ yào gào su ér zǐ shuō , háo hǎo kàn kan nǐ nà gāo guì de jiù jiù , nǐ jiāng yào kàn jiàn tā tóu shàng shǎn shuò de guāng huán 。
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