v.了解；知道；認識（動詞know的過去式）

He got gratification when he knew his plans have been realized. 當?shù)弥挠媱澮呀?jīng)實現(xiàn)后，他變得很滿足。

He knew he had behaved badly and he seemed truly sorry. 他知道自己表現(xiàn)不好，所以確實顯得懊悔。

He knew the pulse of the people. 他了解人民的意向。

He answered that he knew nothing about it. 他答復(fù)說關(guān)于此事他一無所知。

I knew she was joking because she had a big grin on her face. 我知道她是在開玩笑，因為她臉上堆滿笑容。

I knew if I kept at it I should succeed. 我知道如果我堅持下去就會成功。

"We knew it would be a bestseller, but even the original didn't sell this well at the start. By our estimates, we've already sold somewhere in the neighborhood of 500,000 copies. It's just phenomenal." "我們知道會是一本暢銷書，可是就連原作最初的銷路也沒有這么好。據(jù)我們的估計，我們已經(jīng)賣了50萬本左右。太妙了。"

v.預(yù)知