decode

• 指将编码或加密的信息转换成可理解形式的行为，也指解读复杂的讯息或信号。

A verb used to express the act of converting coded or encrypted information into an understandable form, or interpreting a complex message or signal.

1. Convert coded messageB2formal

   To convert a coded or encrypted message into a readable form.

   解码

   • The spy decoded the secret message using a special key.
   • The software can decode encrypted files quickly.
   • He spent hours trying to decode the ancient script.

   同义词crackdecipherdecryptinterprettranslateunscramble

   反义词codeencodeencrypt

2. Interpret meaningB2formal

   To understand or interpret the meaning of something that is not immediately clear.

   解读

   • It took me a while to decode his complex instructions.
   • She tried to decode the hidden message in the painting.
   • The analyst decoded the data to reveal the trend.

   同义词decipherfigure outinterpretpuzzle outunderstandunravelwork out

   反义词misinterpretmistakemisunderstand