| 单词 | to explain |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔CHANCE〕I wish he'd just give me the chance to explain. 但愿他能给我机会解释就好了。朗文写作活用〔DIFFERENT〕It is not easy to explain the disparity that still exists between the salaries of men and women. 男、女之间仍存在工资差异这种现象是不容易解释得清的。朗文写作活用〔EXPRESS〕I was at a loss to explain my sudden fit of rage. 我不知如何来解释自己为何会突然发火。朗文写作活用〔HAPPEN〕A thorough understanding of mathematics is sufficient to explain a wide variety of natural phenomena. 透彻理解数学足以解释很多自然现象。朗文写作活用〔KNOW/NOT KNOW〕I don't know why it is so difficult to explain the concept to people. 我不明白为什么把这个概念解释给大家听会这么困难。朗文写作活用〔LONG〕How are you going to explain your prolonged absence? 你长久不在，打算如何解释？朗文写作活用〔SITUATION〕I tried to explain the situation to my boss. 我试着向老板说明情况。朗文写作活用〔STRANGE〕It was bizarre - if we took longer than five minutes in the bathroom, we had to explain why to our manager. 这种做法很怪——我们要是待在卫生间里超过五分钟，就得向经理说明原因。朗文写作活用〔action〕She began to explain her plan of action to the group.她开始向小组讲解她的行动计划。牛津高阶〔advance〕The article advances a new theory to explain changes in the climate.这篇文章提出了一个解释气候变化的新理论。牛津高阶〔big〕There's a big difference between understanding something and being able to explain it to others.理解某事和能够向别人解释清楚，两者之间有很大的差别。朗文当代〔broken〕He tried to explain what had happened in broken English (= not spoken easily and stopping a lot) .他英语讲得结结巴巴，拼命想解释清楚发生了什么。剑桥高阶〔call〕She called me up to the office to explain.她把我叫到办公室去解释清楚。麦克米伦高阶〔come〕She is sure to come off badly if challenged to explain.如果被要求解释，她肯定表现得很差美国传统〔cut〕I tried to explain, but he cut me short.我想解释，他却打断了我。朗文当代〔euhemerize〕To explain or interpret euhemeristically.历史英雄即诸神说（神话）美国传统〔explain away〕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。韦氏高阶〔explain yourself〕Let me try to explain myself more clearly.让我把我的意思解释得更清楚些。韦氏高阶〔explain〕I came to explain the situation to you.我来是为了向你阐明形势。英汉大词典〔explain〕If there's anything you don't understand, I'll be happy to explain.如果你有什么不懂的地方，我会很乐意为你讲解。剑桥高阶〔explain〕She tried to explain but he wouldn't listen.她试图辩解，可他根本不听。牛津高阶〔extraordinary〕They went to extraordinary lengths to explain their behaviour.他们竭力为自己的行为辩解。牛津高阶〔far〕Detectives are so far at a loss to explain the reason for his death.至今侦探仍茫然无法解释他的死因。牛津高阶〔far〕It would take me far too long to explain.这得要我花很长时间来解释。朗文当代〔feeble〕He made a feeble attempt/effort to explain his behavior.他试图/努力为自己的行为辩解，但只是徒劳。韦氏高阶〔intended〕Officials tried to explain why the missile failed to hit its intended target.官员们曾试图解释导弹为什么没有击中预定目标。麦克米伦高阶〔know〕Well, you know, it's difficult to explain.唉，你知道，这很难解释。牛津高阶〔loss〕We are at a loss to explain what is going on.我们很难解释清楚发生了什么。外研社新世纪〔means〕She tried to explain by means of sign language.她试图通过手语来解释。剑桥高阶〔mean〕What I mean is , I don't feel alone anymore (=used to explain more about what you have said) .我的意思是我不再感到孤单了。朗文当代〔much〕I shall try, with as much patience as is possible, to explain yet again.我会尽可能耐心地试着再解释一遍。柯林斯高阶〔object〕My object was to explain the decision simply.我的宗旨是要简洁地说明这一决定。朗文当代〔ostensibly〕Rose left the room, ostensibly to explain about dinner to the cook.罗斯离开了房间, 表面上是去向厨师交代准备晚餐的事。外研社新世纪〔perplexed〕He is sorely perplexed to explain his behavior.要说明自己的行为，他觉得十分为难。文馨英汉〔predicament〕She was searching for the right words to explain her predicament.她正在寻找合适的词语来解释她的困境。牛津搭配〔propose〕A number of theories have been proposed to explain the phenomenon.提出了一些理论来解释这种现象。朗文当代〔remind〕The note was to remind him about something he had to explain to one of his students.这张字条是要提醒他得向他的一个学生解释某件事情。柯林斯高阶〔resent〕He resents having to explain his work to other people.他讨厌非得向人们解释他的工作。剑桥高阶〔send〕He was trying to explain but she became impatient and sent him away (= told him to leave).他试图解释，但她不耐烦起来，把他打发走了。剑桥高阶〔song and dance〕An excessively elaborate effort to explain or justify.胡言乱语：为了解释或说理而作的没有必要的煞费苦心的努力美国传统〔talking〕It took a lot of talking to explain that.解释那一点颇费了一番口舌英汉大词典〔waste〕You're wasting your time trying to explain it to him(= because he will not understand).你跟他解释是在浪费时间。牛津高阶He made up a story to explain why he was absent. 他编造了一个故事为他的缺席辩解。译典通He went to great pains to explain the problem to us. 他费了很大劲向我们解释那个问题。译典通I came up against a wall of incomprehension when I tried to explain the harassment problem to my boss.当我试图向老板解释骚扰这一问题时，我是在对牛弹琴。剑桥国际I tried to reason with him, but even as (= at exactly the same time as) I started to explain how the mistake happened he stood up to leave.我试图跟他讲道理，可我刚开始解释错误是怎么发生的，他就站起来走了。剑桥国际People have proposed all sorts of hypotheses to explain why dinosaurs have become extinct. 人们提出种种假设，试图说明恐龙为什么会灭绝。译典通She tried to explain by means of sign language.她试图通过手语来解释。剑桥国际The book tries to explain some of the mysteries of creation/life.该书试图解释一些创世/生命之谜。剑桥国际They phoned customers with unfulfilled orders to explain the delays.他们给那些尚未履行订单的顾客打电话解释迟延的原因。牛津商务 |
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