搜尋結果
explain
- IPA[ɪkˈspleɪn]
英式
- make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts;give a reason so as to justify or excuse (an action or event)
verb: explain, 3rd person present: explains, gerund or present participle: explaining, past tense: explained, past participle: explained
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動詞
- 1. make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts they explained that their lives centred on the religious rituals ‘It's a device of great age,’ the professor explained 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ give a reason so as to justify or excuse (an action or event) Cassie found it necessary to explain her blackened eye he makes athletes explain why they made a mistake 同義詞
- ▪ be the cause of or motivating factor for her father's violence explains her pacifism this would explain why so many adult children still live with their parents
- ▪ minimize the significance of an embarrassing fact or action by giving an excuse or justification they know stories about me that I can't explain away
- expand on what one has said in order to make one's meaning clear
Oxford American Dictionary
- expand on what one has said in order to make oneself clear
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ikˈsplān]
美式
- make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or ... they explained that their lives centered on the religious rituals he explained the situation
Oxford American Dictionary