English Dictionary

wrap one's head around

動詞

比喩的用法 くだけた表現 稀用

(informal, figuratively) To come to a good understanding of. / (informal, more literally, uncommon) To crash into (something, especially a pole) messily and fatally while travelling in a motor vehicle.

日本語の意味

（インフォーマル、比喩的に）物事を十分に理解する、把握する / （インフォーマル、やや文字通り、あまり使われない）車両走行中に何か（特にポール）に激しく衝突し、致命的な事故を起こす

It's hard to wrap one's head around the idea that climate change is progressing so rapidly.

気候変動がこれほど急速に進行しているという考えを理解するのは難しい。

意味（1）

(informal, figuratively) To come to a good understanding of.

It is sometimes mind-boggling to try and wrap one's head around all the possible information sets which one should try to address.

意味（2）

(informal, more literally, uncommon) To crash into (something, especially a pole) messily and fatally while travelling in a motor vehicle.

Some crazy young bastard wrapped his head around a pole.

意味（3）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wrap, head, around.

The words barely left the lips when there came a loud cry and a trample of hoof beats. It was Kelly, radiant and shining, her mane was whipping with her speed. I cried out to her and the mare came to a stop and wrapped her head around mine.

wraps one's head around （ present singular third-person ）

wrapping one's head around （ participle present ）

wrapped one's head around （ participle past ）

wrapped one's head around （ past ）