explain

英[ɪkˈspleɪn]美[ɪkˈspleɪn]

v.解释，辩解，说明…的理由；

第三人称单数：explains;

过去式：explained;

过去分词：explained;

现在分词：explaining;

例句

He thought of a reason to explain away his failure.他想出一个理由为他的失败辩解。

The doctor,not wishing to make her nervous,did not fully explain the seriousness of her condition.大夫不愿意使她紧张,没有充分给她说明病情的严重性。

He cooked up a story to explain the broken window.他编了谎话来说明窗户是怎么打碎的。

I won’t explain how this works now — it might muddle you up.我现在先不讲解工作原理─ 那样会使你摸不着头脑的。

This phenomenon, sometimes called wanderlust, may explain why people spend so much time and money on trips to interesting places.这种现象，有时叫做旅游癖，可以用来解释为什么人们会把那么多时间和金钱花在有趣的旅游场所。

Don't ask me to explain unless you really don't understand.不要叫我解释, 除非你真的不懂。

Perhaps you would be good enough to explain this for me.请您为我解释这个, 行吗?

He couldn’t explain the irregularities in the balance sheet, and I suspect him of taking the money.他无法解释资产负债表中的不正常的情况,我怀疑他把钱放进自己腰包了。

He tried to explain to her, but she brushed him off impatiently.他试图向她解释,可她不耐烦地不搭理他。

He failed to explain his meaning generally.他未能把自己的意思完全说清楚。

英语六级真题

a basis for explaining human genetic diversityan aid to understanding different populationsan explanation for social and cultural differencesa term to describe individual human characteristicsmodern genetics research is likely to fuel racial conflictsrace is a poorly defined marker of human genetic diversityrace as a biological term can explain human genetic diversitygenetics research should consider social and cultural variablesit is absolutely necessary to put race aside in making diagnosisit is important to include social variables in genetics researchracial categories for genetic diversity could lead to wrong clinical predictionsdiscrimination against black people may cause negligence in clinical treatmentThey be more precise with the language they use.

That, too, explains the heavy Washington presence at this year's show, as these new technologies intrude upon heavily regulated areas.

Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow explains that when people feel the pressure to be always on, they find ways to accommodate that pressure, including altering their schedules, work habits and interactions with family and friends.

That helps explain why, as I'm First's Rubinoff indicated, the schools to which these students end up resorting can end up being some of the poorest matches for them.

So what factors, at the community level, do predict if poor children will move up the economic ladder as adults? What explains, for instance, why the Salt Lake City metro area is one of the 100 largest metropolitan areas most likely to lift the fortunes of the poor and the Atlanta metro area is one of the least likely?Harvard economist Raj Chetty has pointed to economic and racial segregation, community density, the size of a community's middle class, the quality of schools, community religiosity, and family structure, which he calls the single strongest correlate of upward mobility.

Physical characteristics of moving objects help explain the dynamics of energy systems.

Can you just explain what process you go through with a new client?

first, they explain that if a given variable is playing a role in affecting well-being, then we should expect any change in that variable to correlate with the observed changes in well-being.

Have you ever had someone try to explain something to you a dozen times with no luck?

It is yet a challenge to explain the cause-and-effect relationship between sleep and nutrition.

On the exercise’s website, officials explain that the report they prepare during this rehearsal will inform disaster management for years to come.

That helps explain why, as I'm first's Rubinoff indicated, the schools to which these students end up resorting can end up being some of the poorest matches for them.

The finding points to longstanding evidence that fiber may reduce circulating female hormone levels, which could explain the reduced risk.

We need more scientists who can explain what they are doing in language that is convincing and understandable to the public.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

VERB

解释;说明

If you explain something, you give details about it or describe it so that it can be understood.

例句

VERB

解释;辩解;说明…的理由

If you explain something that has happened, you give people reasons for it, especially in an attempt to justify it.

例句

英汉词典释义

vt. & vi.

讲解, 解释

vt.

说明…的原因; 辩解

vi.

说明；解释；辩解

英英词典释义

Verb

1. make palin and comprehensible;

2. define;

3. serve as a reason or cause or justification of;

行业词典

法律： 说明；