explain常用短語

1. 說明，解釋，闡明
2. 說明...的理由
3. 替...辯解
4. 吐露，講出，明說
5. 揭開

1. make plain and comprehensible;

   "He explained the laws of physics to his students"
   

2. define;

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

3. serve as a reason or cause or justification of;

   "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"
   "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
   

1.解釋;說明
If youexplain something, you give details about it or describe it so that it can be understood.

e.g. Not every judge, however, has the ability toexplain the law in simple terms...
然而，不是每個法官都能用簡單的語言來解釋法律。
e.g. Don't sign anything until your solicitor has explained the contract to you...
在律師向你解釋清楚合同之前，不要簽署任何東西。

2.解釋;辯解;說明…的理由
If youexplain something that has happened, you give people reasons for it, especially in an attempt to justify it.

e.g. 'Let meexplain, sir.' — 'Don't tell me about it. I don't want to know.'...
“您聽我解釋，先生?！薄皠e跟我說，我不想知道?！?br>e.g. Before she ran away, she left a note explaining her actions...
逃跑前，她留下一張便條解釋原委。

相關詞組：explain away

1. When you are wrong, don't explain.
   錯了,你不用解釋。
2. I don't understand this, please explain.
   我不明白這點,請解釋一下。
3. Jenny tried to explain.
   詹妮想設法解釋一下。
4. You needn't explain any more.
   你不必再解釋了。

1. That explains his absence.
   他缺席就是這個原因。
2. They sent us a letter to explain the delay.
   他們給我們一封信解釋為什么耽擱了。
3. Please explain the meaning of the poem.
   請說明這首詩的意思。
4. I will try to explain the situation as I see it.
   我將試著根據我自己的看法講一講形勢。
5. He explained scientifically the most important questions of political economy.
   他科學地闡述了政治經濟學中的一些最重要的問題。
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6. This can be easily explained.
   這很容易解釋。
7. This problem will be explained next time.
   這個問題下次再作解釋。
8. This problem has not yet been satisfactorily explained.
   這個問題還沒有得到令人滿意的解釋。

1. He explained how to use this instrument.
   他解釋如何使用這臺儀器。
2. Can you explain why to do it like that?
   你能解釋為什么那樣做嗎?
3. They didn't explain where to get it.
   他們沒有說明在什么地方弄到它的。

1. They began to explain that they had been delayed by the weather.
   他們開始解釋說,天氣使他們耽擱了。
2. I explained that we could stay no longer.
   我說過我們不能再停留了。
3. I explained that we were perfectly safe.
   我向他說過我們非常安全。
4. The man operating this pump explained that it could supply enough water to irrigate 5000 mu of land.
   開水泵的人說,這個水泵抽上來的水足夠灌溉五千畝地。

1. The enclosed letter will explain what has happened.
   附來的信將說明發生的情況。
2. The worker explained how the machine worked.
   那位工人講解這臺機器如何運用。
3. He explained how the machine was used.
   他給我們講解這機器怎么使用。
4. She tried to explain why she had stayed out so late.
   她設法解釋她為什么在外面呆這么晚的原因。

1. “I came by subway,” she explained.
   “我是坐地鐵來的,”她解釋說。

請求幫助

explain

A：Would you mind doing something for me?
你不介意幫我做點事嗎？

B：I would if I could.
沒問題，只要我辦得到。

A：Will you pleaseexplain the meaning of this word?
請你為我解釋一下這個字的意思好嗎？

B：Yes, with pleasure.
好的，很樂意。

More Two - word Verbs-(又一些成語動詞)

A：I hadn't finished telling you about two-word verbs, Bob.
鮑勃，關于成語動詞，我還沒有對你講完。

explain

B：Do I have to hear more? I'm not sure I can follow it.
我還需要聽你講嗎？我不知道是否能理解。

explain

A：Sure you can. This part is the most interesting.
你當然能理解。這一部分是最有意思的。

B：Okay. Go ahead.
好，說吧。

A：Well, here are sentences with two-word verbs with objects, They all mean different things.
嗯，下列這些句子里的成語動詞有賓語，這些句子的意思都不相同。

B：Can youexplain how they're different?
你能否解釋一下怎么不同？

A：Each part or both parts of the two-word verb can have an object.The verb may have different meanings with different objects, or different arrangements of object.Is that clear? You look confused.
成語動詞的每個部分或兩個部分可以有一個賓語。動詞加上不同的賓語或賓語的不同組合，就可以有不同的含意。清楚了嗎？你好像弄糊涂了。

explain是什么意思

B：I'm not confused, I was just thinking.
我沒有糊涂。我只是在思考。

1. explain的基本意思是“解釋,說明”,指把對方不知道、不理解的事以易懂的方式加以說明,使其清楚、明白。
2. explain既可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,賓語可以是名詞、代詞,也可以是帶疑問詞的動詞不定式或that從句,還可以是反身代詞,說明自己的意思、動機或行為。
3. “向某人說明某事”不用explain sb sth 結構,可用explain sth to sb 表示。
4. explain可引出直接引語。