美
[ɪk'spleɪn]
give or show the meaning of
give or be the reason for; account for
"He explained the laws of physics to his students"
"The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"
"Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"
"Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
He took a card from his pocket...'That will explain to Dr. Everard,' he said.
出自： M. Gray
He was weary from trying to explain ideas to people who could not visualize them.
出自： J. A. Michener
Briers had been explaining to his superiors what he intended to do.
出自： C. P. Snow
The Blackfoot chief..explained how the braves used to drive buffalo.
出自：Daily Telegraph
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。
你最好去向老师解释清楚。 explain sth to sb
You 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-clause
I 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-clause
He 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。
误 The teacher explained me the difficult point of grammar.
正 The teacher explained the difficult point of grammar to me.
误 Can you explain why he is doing that for me?
正 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。
