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v.说明¹⁴;解释⁸⁶原型explain的三单形容词explainable过去分词explained现在分词explaining三单explains
v.动词
vt. & vi. 讲解,解释give or show the meaning of vt. & vi. 说明…的原因; 辩解give or be the reason for; account for
Verb:
make plain and comprehensible;He explained the laws of physics to his students define;The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean serve as a reason or cause or justification of;Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again
v.动词
老师给我讲解了语法难点。❌ The teacher explained me the difficult point of grammar. ✔️ The teacher explained the difficult point of grammar to me. 你能解释他为什么要那样做吗?❌ Can you explain why he is doing that for me? ✔️ Can you explain to me why he is doing that? 析 表示“向某人说明某事”可用explain sth to sb 结构,不能用explain sb sth/explain sth for sb 结构。
v.动词
explain, explicate, expound, interpret这四个词都有“解释”“阐明”的意思。其区别在于: 1.explain指对不了解、不明白或不清楚之事进行解释; explicate指对复杂的事情进行讨论或说明; expound指对某问题或道理进行解释说明; interpret指对难以理解的疑难点解释说明清楚。例如: Explain yourself! Why did you do it?你说清楚!为什么干那种事?
The principle is explicated into three axioms.这一原理可以分析成三条公理。
The priest expounded his religion to us.那位神父向我们阐述了他所信的宗教。
The professor interpreted the poem for us.教授为我们解释了那首诗的真正含义。2.explain是仔细、详尽地运用专业知识进行解释; explicate是逐点讨论和仔细说明; expound是指某人在具有渊博知识的基础上,详细地、系统地解释说明; interpret是用言语或表演等方式解释说明。例如: He explained how to use the parachute.他讲解怎样使用降落伞。
I am sure you can explicate this work to me.我确信你能为我分析一下这篇作品。
In these two chapters, the author expounds the law of universal gravitation.在这两章里,作者详尽阐述了万有引力定律。
The poet read and then interpreted his poem about nature.诗人先读,然后解释了他那首关于大自然的诗。16世纪10年代进入英语，直接源自古典拉丁语的explanare，意为解释，使清楚；最初源自此语的explane。
用作动词 v.
～+名词explain a difficult problem解释难题explain a foreign passage解释这段外文explain a plan说明计划explain a principle解释原理explain a theory阐释理论explain an important problem阐述了一个重要问题explain life解释生命explain one's absence说明缺席的理由explain one's behaviour解释自己的行为explain one's decision解释某人的决定explain one's error解释自己的错误explain one's hesitation解释犹豫的原因explain one's idea解释自己的想法explain one's own emotions解释某人的情感explain one's views阐明观点explain oneself解释,为自己辩解explain such a silly remark解释这种蠢话explain such conduct解释这种行为explain the aim说明目的explain the delay解释耽搁的原因explain the essence of说明…的实质explain the foolish behaviour解释愚蠢的行为explain the hows and whys of an issue解释一个问题争端的经过和缘由explain the matter说明这件事explain the meaning of the sentence解释句子的意思explain the nature of说明…的性质explain the new law解释新法律explain the new tax system说明新的税收制度explain the obscure point解释模糊的地方explain the phenomenon解释这种现象explain the poem解释这首诗explain the point of view阐明观点explain the problem解释这个问题explain the question解释这个问题explain the reason for说明…的理由explain the rule解释这规则explain the secret of one's success说明自己成功的秘密explain the situation说明形势explain the text讲解课文explain the word解释这个单词～+副词explain adequately恰当地解释explain amply充分地说明explain apologetically抱歉地解释explain away讲明,解释清楚explain away a fault为过失而辩解explain briefly扼要说明explain candidly公正地解释explain carefully细心地解释explain clearly清楚地解释explain competently有资格辩解explain comprehensively全面地解释explain concisely简要地解释explain confusedly解释得很混乱explain definitely明确地解释explain easily容易解释explain effectively有效地辩解explain elaborately详尽地解释explain essentially实质上解释explain exactly精确地解释explain facetiously滑稽地解释explain fully充分地说明explain fundamentally基本上解释清楚explain haltingly吞吞吐吐地解释explain hesitatingly含糊地解释explain immediately立即解释explain incongruously解释得很合理explain ingeniously巧妙地解释explain invaluably非常有价值地解释explain lamely不中用地辩解explain lucidly清楚地说明explain minutely详细地解释explain paradoxically自相矛盾地解释explain parenthetically作为插入语的解释explain passionately热情地解释explain patiently耐心地解释explain philosophically解释得富有哲理性explain plausibly花言巧语地辩解explain presently目前解释explain properly恰当地解释explain proudly骄傲地解释explain psychologically从心理角度解释explain roughly粗略说明explain satisfactorily作令人满意的解释explain scientifically科学地阐述explain solemnly庄重地解释explain sufficiently解释得过多explain technically从技术上解释explain tenderly亲切地解释explain voluntarily自愿地解释～+介词explain about it把这件事解释一下explain sth as把…解释成explain sth on the theory of用…理论解释某事explain to向…说明
用作动词v.
explain away v.+adv.
通过解释消除… give a satisfactory reason for; get rid of by explanation explain sth ⇔ awayI didn't believe her at first, but she managed to explain away my doubts.起初我不相信她,可是她的解释消除了我的怀疑。
She explained away the child's fears.她通过解释消除了孩子的恐惧。
He tried to explain away his lateness, but we didn't accept his excuse.他竭力为自己迟到辩解,但是,我们不相信他的托词。
You will find it difficult to explain away your use of such offensive language.你将会发现你很难为说过这种无理的话辩解。
He thought of a reason to explain away his failure.他想出一个理由为他的失败辩解。
John explained away his unfinished task by showing his boss a certificate for sick leave.约翰交给上司一个病假条,以此解释他为什么没完成任务。
The criminal tried to explain away the false signature, but it was clear that he was guilty.罪犯试图为伪造签名一事开脱自己,但他显然是有罪的。
The murder suspect couldn't explain away his fingerprints at the scene.这个杀人嫌疑犯解释不清为什么在杀人现场会留有他的指纹。
Such a conclusive evidence is hard to be explained away.如此确凿的证据是很难巧辩的。
explain oneself v.+pron.
为自己的行为辩解 give an excuse for one's behaviour
explain to v.+prep.
向…解释 make sth clear to sb explain to sbYou'd better go and explain to the teacher.你最好去向老师解释清楚。explain sth to sbYou should explain this matter to your wife.你应该向你妻子解释这件事。
Can you explain his behaviour to me?你能向我解释清楚他的行为吗?
I will explain my decision to you when I come back.我回来时会向你解释我的决定。
The speaker tried to explain his meaning to the crowd.演讲者竭力向听众讲清他的意思。explain to sb that-clauseI explained to them that three days in Beijing was very little time to see all the sights.我向他们说明,要把北京风光都看到三天是远远不够的。explain to sb wh-clauseHe explained to us how the machine was used.他给我们讲解了这机器怎么使用。
You'll have to explain to me why you haven't finished your work.你得对我讲清楚你为什么没有完成作业。近义词 defineexpoundjustifyexplicateinterpretaccount for反义词 obscure难解的
用作动词v.
用作不及物动词
S+～+AWhen you are wrong, don't explain.错了,你不用解释。
I don't understand this, please explain.我不明白这点,请解释一下。
Jenny tried to explain.詹妮想设法解释一下。
You needn't explain any more.你不必再解释了。
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.That explains his absence.他缺席就是这个原因。
They sent us a letter to explain the delay.他们给我们一封信解释为什么耽搁了。
Please explain the meaning of the poem.请说明这首诗的意思。
I will try to explain the situation as I see it.我将试着根据我自己的看法讲一讲形势。
He explained scientifically the most important questions of political economy.他科学地阐述了政治经济学中的一些最重要的问题。
This can be easily explained.这很容易解释。
This problem will be explained next time.这个问题下次再作解释。
This problem has not yet been satisfactorily explained.这个问题还没有得到令人满意的解释。S+～+wh-to- vHe explained how to use this instrument.他解释如何使用这台仪器。
Can you explain why to do it like that?你能解释为什么那样做吗?
They didn't explain where to get it.他们没有说明在什么地方弄到它的。S+～+that-clauseThey began to explain that they had been delayed by the weather.他们开始解释说,天气使他们耽搁了。
I explained that we could stay no longer.我说过我们不能再停留了。
I explained that we were perfectly safe.我向他说过我们非常安全。
The man operating this pump explained that it could supply enough water to irrigate 5000 mu of land.开水泵的人说,这个水泵抽上来的水足够灌溉五千亩地。S+～+wh-clauseThe enclosed letter will explain what has happened.附来的信将说明发生的情况。
The worker explained how the machine worked.那位工人讲解这台机器如何运用。
He explained how the machine was used.他给我们讲解这机器怎么使用。
She tried to explain why she had stayed out so late.她设法解释她为什么在外面呆这么晚的原因。引出直接引语“I came by subway,” she explained.“我是坐地铁来的,”她解释说。
v.动词
explain的基本意思是“解释,说明”,指把对方不知道、不理解的事以易懂的方式加以说明,使其清楚、明白。 explain既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,宾语可以是名词、代词,也可以是带疑问词的动词不定式或that从句,还可以是反身代词,说明自己的意思、动机或行为。 “向某人说明某事”不用explain sb sth 结构,可用explain sth to sb 表示。 explain可引出直接引语。
动词99%,名词1%
用作动词Sheexplainedher conduct to her boss.她向老板说明了自己那种表现的原因。
Heexplainedhis plan in some detail.他仔细地说明了自己的计划。
The lawyerexplainedthe new law to us.律师向我们解释了新法律。verb.make clear;give a reason for
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