中英互译
clarify
英 /ˈklærəfaɪ/美 /ˈklærəfaɪ/
基本释义
- v.澄清,阐明;(通过加热)使净化,使纯净
第三人称单数clarifies
现在分词clarifying
过去式clarified
过去分词clarified
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词语例句
澄清,阐明vt.
六级Thank you for writing and allowing me to clarify the present position.
谢谢你来信并允许我澄清目前的状况。
Authors use graphic aids to illustrate and expand on concepts taken up in the text because graphics are yet another way of portraying relationships and clarifying connections.
作者使用图形辅助来说明和扩展文本中的概念,因为图形是描述关系和阐明联系的另一种方式。
(通过加热)使净化,使纯净vt.
This substance is widely used to clarify water.
这种物质广泛用于水源净化。
- Thank you for writing and allowing me to clarify the present position.谢谢你来信并允许我澄清目前的状况。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- I hope you could clarify a few things for me.我希望你能帮我澄清几件事。
- Mr. Wang wondered about her response, and just to clarify, he asked her another question.王先生想知道她的回答,只是想澄清一下,他又问了她一个问题。
相关短语
- further clarify进一步说明
- clarify a situation/problem/issue澄清情况/问题
- clarify sb.'s position阐明某人的立场
- clarify verb澄清
- Natural clarify agents天然澄清剂
- Clarify Lotion洁肤水
- Natural clarify medium絮凝澄清法
- clarify one's stand阐明立场;阐明态度
词语扩展
vt.
澄清;阐明
- clarify/interpret/account/explain/illustrate
- clarify指把已发生的事件。情况和现状说清楚。
- interpret着重以特殊的知识、经验来解释难理解的事情。
- account说明某事物如何符合自然法则或逻辑。
- explain含义广,最普通用词,指把某事向原来不了解、不清楚的人解释明白、说清楚等。
- illustrate多指用实例或插图、图表加以说明。
词义分布
澄清
56.2%
阐明
34%
厘清
8.3%
解释清楚
1.1%
讲清
0.3%
英英释义
- v.make clear and (more) comprehensible
- v.make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
- v.to make something easier to understand, usually by explaining it
阐明;阐释;说明- I would like to clarify those remarks I made.我想解释一下刚才我说的话。
词源
- clarify澄清,阐明词根词缀: -clar- 清楚,明白 + -ify 动词词尾
- clarify澄清来自clar-,清晰的,词源同clear.
- clarifyFrom French clarifier, from Latin clarificare; clarus (“clear”) + facere (“make”).