Definition
to be fully aware of the essential facts of a situation, especially the difficult or negative ones
了解情況；尤指了解問題的癥結
She knows the score, so she knows this isn't a good time to ask for a raise.
她了解情況，所以她知道現在不是要求加薪的好時機。
Before joining the company, you need to know the score and understand that the work here isn't easy.
在加入公司之前，你需要了解情況，並明白這裡的工作並不輕鬆。
They know the score now and are aware that the project is severely underfunded.
他們現在了解情況了，知道這個項目的資金嚴重不足。