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explain
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
explains; explained; explaining
explains; explained; explaining
Learner's definition of EXPLAIN
1
[+ object] : to make (something) clear or easy to understand说明；讲解；阐明
- I need a lawyer to explain this contract to me.我需要律师给我说明一下这份合同。
- The professor explained the poem to the class.教授给学生讲解了这首诗歌。
- She explained how the machine worked.她讲解了这台机器的工作原理。
- I explained to them that I would be available by phone.我告诉他们可以打电话找我。
2
: to tell, show, or be the reason for or cause of something解释；说明…的原因
[+ object]
- Scientists could not explain the strange lights in the sky.科学家无法解释天空出现的奇异的光。
- I don't know how to explain the dog's strange behavior.我不知道如何去解释那条狗的奇怪行为。
- “I need to rest,” I explained to them. = I explained to them that I needed to rest.“我需要休息。”我对他们解释道。
- We asked him to explain his reasons to us.我们要求他向我们说明原因。
- Can you explain why no one was informed earlier?你能否解释一下为什么没有人事先得到通知？
- Well, that explains it!好的，这样就说得通了！
- That explains why we we're so far behind schedule.那就是我们远远落后于计划的原因。
[no object]
- Give me a chance to explain.给我一个解释的机会。
explain away
[phrasal verb] 1
explain away (something) or explain (something) away
: to make (something) seem less important by telling how it happened, what caused it, etc.搪塞；敷衍应对
- It will be hard for his lawyers to explain away this new evidence.要把这一新的证据搪塞过去对他的律师来说并不容易。
- She tried to explain her symptoms away by insisting she was just overtired.她试图搪塞自己的病症，坚持说自己不过是太累了。
2
: to give a reason for (a fault, a mistake, etc.) so that you will not be blamed for it为…做辩解；找借口
- They've tried to explain away the delays, citing computer problems.他们试图为一系列延误找借口，说是电脑出了问题。
explain yourself
1
: to give a reason for your behavior解释自己的行为
- She had a hard time explaining herself after the theft was revealed.盗窃行为被揭露后，她很难为自己的行为做出解释。
- I don't think that I should have to explain myself to you.我认为没必要向你解释我的行为。
2
: to say something clearly so that it can be understood说明自己的意思
- Let me try to explain myself more clearly.让我把我的意思解释得更清楚些。
hasten to explain
Synonyms
Example Sentences
I need a lawyer to explain this contract to me. The professor explained the poem to the class. She explained how the machine worked. I explained to them that I would be available by phone. Scientists could not explain the strange lights in the sky. I don't know how to explain the dog's strange behavior. We asked him to explain his reasons to us. Can you explain why no one was informed earlier? That explains why we were so far behind schedule. Give me a chance to explain. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Kindergarten enrollments dropped to levels not seen since the 2000s, and public kindergartens lost 340,000 students from 2019 to 2020—a number that declining birth rates likely contributed to but cannot alone explain. 
Keija Parssinen, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022 Sean McDonnell reports the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio directed NOPEC to show cause and explain why its certificate to do business should not be revoked by Sept. 28. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 The veteran elections official wanted to walk through how voting apparatuses are operated, broadly explain security and answer any questions from her neighbors about the process. Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2022 Visitors can walk through much of the workspace, where staff members are on hand to demonstrate and explain the weaving, knitting, lasering, tufting and embroidery techniques employed today. Diane Daniel, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 The new legislation is intended to clarify the process, better define what constitutes a qualifying act of violence, and explain what steps a property owner can take to keep a place from being declared a public nuisance. George Chidi, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2022 So if anatomy doesn’t explain why pain turns chronic, what does? Haider Warraich, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2022 According to Frank, Peters then asked a person in charge of training staff members on signature verification to come in and explain how the process works. Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022 So the loss or reintroduction of a predator can trigger cascading effects throughout the ecosystem, and Zanette says that killing alone doesn’t explain all those effects. Sam Zlotnik, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 See More
Keija Parssinen, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022 Sean McDonnell reports the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio directed NOPEC to show cause and explain why its certificate to do business should not be revoked by Sept. 28. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 The veteran elections official wanted to walk through how voting apparatuses are operated, broadly explain security and answer any questions from her neighbors about the process. Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2022 Visitors can walk through much of the workspace, where staff members are on hand to demonstrate and explain the weaving, knitting, lasering, tufting and embroidery techniques employed today. Diane Daniel, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 The new legislation is intended to clarify the process, better define what constitutes a qualifying act of violence, and explain what steps a property owner can take to keep a place from being declared a public nuisance. George Chidi, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2022 So if anatomy doesn’t explain why pain turns chronic, what does? Haider Warraich, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2022 According to Frank, Peters then asked a person in charge of training staff members on signature verification to come in and explain how the process works. Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022 So the loss or reintroduction of a predator can trigger cascading effects throughout the ecosystem, and Zanette says that killing alone doesn’t explain all those effects. Sam Zlotnik, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English explanen, from Latin explanare, literally, to make level, from ex- + planus level, flat — more at floor
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b
Time Traveler
The first known use of explain was in the 15th century Phrases Containing explain
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