| 单词 | explain |
| 释义 | explain[ik'splein]vt. 解释, 说明vi. 解释, 说明【机】 说明相关词组:explain away explain ex.plain AHD: [¹k-spl³n“] D.J. [!k6sple!n]K.K. [!k6splen]v.（动词） ex.plained,ex.plain.ing,ex.plains v.tr.（及物动词）1. To make plain or comprehensible.说明：使变清楚或可理解2. To define; expound:解释；说明：We explained our plan to the committee.我们把自己的方案向委员会做了说明3. To offer reasons for or a cause of; justify:辩解：为…提供原因或理由；为…辩护：explain an error.为错误辩护4. To offer reasons for the actions, beliefs, or remarks of (oneself).答辩：为（自己的）行为、信仰或评价提供依据v.intr.（不及物动词）To make something plain or comprehensible:解释：使变清楚或可理解：Let me explain.请让我解释常用词组:explain away 1. To dismiss or get rid of by or as if by explaining.辩护：用解释或类似的办法消除或摆脱2. To minimize by explanation.辩白：用解释减少语源:1. Middle English explanen 中古英语 explanen 2. from Latin expl³n³re 源自 拉丁语 expl³n³re 3. ex- [intensive pref.] * see ex- ex- [强调性前缀] *参见 ex-4. pl³nus [clear] * see pel…- 2pl³nus [清楚的] *参见 pel…- 2继承用法:explain“able adj.（形容词）参考词汇:1. explain,elucidate,expound,explicate,interpret,construe2. These verbs mean to make understandable the nature or meaning of something.这些动词都意味着使某事的性质或意思变得可理解。3. Explain is the most widely applicable: Explain 是应用最广的： “If a poet interprets a poem of his own he limits its suggestibility” (William Butler Yeats).“如果一个诗人解释他自己的一首诗，他就限制了它的暗示性” （威廉姆·巴特勒·济慈）。4. Construe involves putting a particular construction or interpretation on something: Construe 涉及的意思是给某事一个通俗的解释或说明： Why do you construe my silence as a sign of disapproval? 为什么你把我的沉默当成不同意的标志？ |
| 随便看 |
英汉双解词典收录913115条英汉汉英双解翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的读音、翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。