中英互译
explain away
美 /ɪkˈspleɪn əˈweɪ/
基本释义
- 解释掉：通过解释来摆脱或消除。
- 淡化：通过解释来减轻或淡化的重要性。
双语例句
- She managed to explain away my doubts.她的解释消除了我的怀疑。
- Such people are so afraid of being labeled a failure at anything that they constantly develop one handicap or another in order to explain away failure.这些人在任何事情上都非常害怕被标记为失败者，以至于为了给自己的失败开脱而不断制造出这样或那样的障碍。
- Don't try to explain away the situation. If you have made mistakes, just admit them.不要再分辩了，有错误就承认嘛！来自《新英汉大辞典》
网络短语
- explain away a fault为过失而辩解
- explain away from the point讲走题了
- explain sth away为某事搪塞；为辩解
- explain n away搪塞
- Unable to explain oneself away无以自解