explain
英 [ɪkˈspleɪn] 美 [ɪkˈsplen]

vt.& vi.

讲解，解释；

vt.

说明…的原因，辩解；

vi.

说明，解释，辩解；

变形

过去式：explained过去分词：explained现在分词：explaining第三人称单数：explains

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 讲解,解释 give or show the meaning of
2. vt. & vi. 说明…的原因; 辩解 give or be the reason for; account for

英英释义

explain[ ik'splein ]

• v.
  • make plain and comprehensible

    "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

    同义词：explicate

  • define

    "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"

  • serve as a reason or cause or justification of

    "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"

    同义词：excuse

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• explain a difficult problem解释难题
• explain a foreign passage解释这段外文
• explain a plan说明计划
• explain a principle解释原理
• explain a theory阐释理论
• explain an important problem阐述了一个重要问题
• explain life解释生命
• explain one's absence说明缺席的理由
• explain one's behaviour解释自己的行为
• explain one's decision解释某人的决定
• explain one's error解释自己的错误
• explain one's hesitation解释犹豫的原因
• explain one's idea解释自己的想法
• explain one's own emotions解释某人的情感
• explain one's views阐明观点
• explain oneself解释,为自己辩解
• explain such a silly remark解释这种蠢话
• explain such conduct解释这种行为
• explain the aim说明目的
• explain the delay解释耽搁的原因
• explain the essence of说明…的实质
• explain the foolish behaviour解释愚蠢的行为
• explain the hows and whys of an issue解释一个问题(争端)的经过和缘由
• explain the matter说明这件事
• explain the meaning of the sentence解释句子的意思
• explain the nature of说明…的性质
• explain the new law解释新法律
• explain the new tax system说明新的税收制度
• explain the obscure point解释模糊的地方
• explain the phenomenon解释这种现象
• explain the poem解释这首诗
• explain the point of view阐明观点
• explain the problem解释这个问题
• explain the question解释这个问题
• explain the reason for说明…的理由
• explain the rule解释这规则
• explain the secret of one's success说明自己成功的秘密
• explain the situation说明形势
• explain the text讲解课文
• explain the word解释这个单词

～+副词

• explain adequately恰当地解释
• explain amply充分地说明
• explain apologetically抱歉地解释
• explain away讲明,解释清楚
• explain away a fault为过失而辩解
• explain briefly扼要说明
• explain candidly公正地解释
• explain carefully细心地解释
• explain clearly清楚地解释
• explain competently有资格辩解
• explain comprehensively全面地解释
• explain concisely简要地解释
• explain confusedly解释得很混乱
• explain definitely明确地解释
• explain easily容易解释
• explain effectively有效地辩解
• explain elaborately详尽地解释
• explain essentially实质上解释
• explain exactly精确地解释
• explain facetiously滑稽地解释
• explain fully充分地说明
• explain fundamentally基本上解释清楚
• explain haltingly吞吞吐吐地解释
• explain hesitatingly含糊地解释
• explain immediately立即解释
• explain incongruously解释得很合理
• explain ingeniously巧妙地解释
• explain invaluably非常有价值地解释
• explain lamely不中用地辩解
• explain lucidly清楚地说明
• explain minutely详细地解释
• explain paradoxically自相矛盾地解释
• explain parenthetically作为插入语的解释
• explain passionately热情地解释
• explain patiently耐心地解释
• explain philosophically解释得富有哲理性
• explain plausibly花言巧语地辩解
• explain presently目前解释
• explain properly恰当地解释
• explain proudly骄傲地解释
• explain psychologically从心理角度解释
• explain roughly粗略说明
• explain satisfactorily作令人满意的解释
• explain scientifically科学地阐述
• explain solemnly庄重地解释
• explain sufficiently解释得过多
• explain technically从技术上解释
• explain tenderly亲切地解释
• explain voluntarily自愿地解释

～+介词

• explain about it把这件事解释一下
• explain sth as把…解释成
• explain sth on the theory of用…理论解释某事
• explain to向…说明

词组短语

explain oneself为自己辩解；说明自己意图

explain away通过解释消除

explain clearly阐明，清晰的解释

同近义词辨析

clarify, interpret, account, explain, illustrate

这组词都有“说明”的意思，其区别是：

clarify指把已发生的事件。情况和现状说清楚。

interpret着重以特殊的知识、经验来解释难理解的事情。

account说明某事物如何符合自然法则或逻辑。

explain含义广，最普通用词，指把某事向原来不了解、不清楚的人解释明白、说清楚等。

illustrate多指用实例或插图、图表加以说明。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. She explained her conduct to her boss.
   她向老板说明了自己那种表现的原因。
2. He explained his plan in some detail.
   他仔细地说明了自己的计划。
3. The lawyer explained the new law to us.
   律师向我们解释了新法律。

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