单词详解

v.

解释，说明 (make sth. plain or comprehensible)

That explains why he is not here. 那就说明了他不在这里的原因。

相关词组

1. explain away 为……辩解，通过解释

I didn't believe him at first, but he managed to explain away my doubts.

我起初不相信他，但他的解释消除了我的猜疑。

2. explain oneself 为自己辩解；说明自己意图

Could you explain yourself a bit more? 你能把意思再说清楚些吗？

Tom was late for his class, and his teacher asked him to explain himself. 

汤姆上课迟到了，老师要求他说明原因。

相关单词

过去式：explained

过去分词：explained

现在分词：explaining

第三人称单数：explains

形容词：explanatory

名词：explanation