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explain

/ɪkˈspleɪn/ /ɪkˈspleɪn/
  • v.
    解释,说明;说明(……的)原因,解释(……的)理由
第三人称单数explains
现在分词explaining
过去式explained
过去分词explained
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词语例句

  1. 解释,说明vt.&vi.

    高中六级四级
    • Not every judge, however, has the ability to explain the law in simple terms.

      然而,并非每个法官都能用浅易的话来解释法律。

    • After I explained to Juan that yes, we did have a moon and yes, it was very similar to his, I felt a sort of awe at the possibilities that existed in his world.

      当我向胡安解释说,是的,我们确实有一个月亮,是的,它和他的月亮非常相似,我对他的世界里存在的可能性感到一种敬畏。

    • For thousands of years, people have known that the best way to understand a concept is to explain it to someone else.

      几千年来,人们都知道,理解一个概念的最好方法就是向别人解释它。

  2. 说明(……的)原因,解释(……的)理由vt.&vi.

    六级四级
    • Before she ran away, she left a note explaining her actions.

      逃走之前,她留下了张便条为她的行为作了解释。

    • Economic factors seem to explain less of why young adult women are increasingly likely to live at home.

      经济因素似乎不足以解释为什么更多的年轻成年女性可能住在家里。

    • They spend a lot of time explaining the recent rising price to newspaper reporters.

      他们花了很多时间向报社记者解释最近物价上涨的原因。

  1. It's pretty hard to explain.
    这事很难解释清楚。
    来自《牛津词典》
  2. Explain why you didn't telephone.
    解释一下你为什么不打电话。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  3. Can you explain that point again?
    你能再解释一下那一点吗?
    来自《牛津词典》

相关短语

  • EXPLAIN PLAN
    执行计划;阅读;单独使用;解释计划
  • No Time To Explain
    没空解释;没时间解释;激光男孩;没空说明
  • explain away
    搪塞;解释掉;解释
  • explain oneself
    为自己辩解;说明自己的意图;说明自己的意思
  • Explain in words
    言传

词语扩展

adj.
explainable可辩解的;可说明的
n.
explanation说明,解释;辩解
  • 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

解释
87.6%
说明
9.3%
讲解
2.3%
解释下
0.4%
交代
0.1%
讲明
0.1%
解答
0.1%
0.1%
做解释
0.1%

英英释义

  • v.make plain and comprehensible
  • v.define
  • v.serve as a reason or cause or justification of
  1. v.
    to describe something to someone so that they can understand it
    (为促进理解)解释,说明
    • He explained the law in simple language.
      他用简单的语言解释了法律。
    • Professor Griffiths explained how the drug works.
      格里菲思教授说明了这种药物的作用原理。
  2. v.
    to give reasons for something that happened
    辩解;解释;说明…的理由
    • She left a note explaining her actions.
      她留了张字条解释自己的举动。
    • Can you explain why you didn't telephone?
      你能解释下为什么没打电话吗?

词源

  • explain解释
    ex-, 向外。-plain, 平的,词源同plan, plain. 即展开,解释。