explain: [15] To explain a matter is literally to ‘make it plain’. The word comes from Latin explānāre, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix ex- and the adjective plānus ‘flat’ (source of English plain). This originally meant ‘flatten out, make smooth’, but the metaphorical sense ‘make clear’ soon took over, and accompanied the verb into English (although in the 16th and 17th centuries a few scholars attempted to revive the literal sense: ‘He must calm and explain his forehead’, Sir Thomas Chalenor, translation of Desiderus Erasmus’ Praise of Folly 1549).
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=> esplanade, plain
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explain (v.)
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early 15c., from Latin explanare "to explain, make clear, make plain" (see explanation). Originally explane, spelling altered by influence of plain. Also see plane (v.2). In 17c., occasionally used more literally, of the unfolding of material things: Evelyn has buds that "explain into leaves" ["Sylva, or, A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesties dominions," 1664]. Related: Explained; explaining; explains. To explain (something) away is from 1709.
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双语例句:
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1. Her aggressiveness made it difficult for him to explain his own feelings.
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她咄咄逼人的态度让他难以解释自己的感情。
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来自柯林斯例句
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2. Hospital discipline was broken. Amy would have to explain herself.
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破坏了医院的纪律,埃米将不得不为自己辩解。
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来自柯林斯例句
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3. Doctors cannot be bothered to explain what they do.
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医生们才懒得解释他们所做的事情。
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来自柯林斯例句
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4. Our traveller'sbehaviour on the journey is hard to explain.
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我们的旅客一路上的行为让人很难解释。
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来自柯林斯例句
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5. Oh, I can't explain it. It's just unreal. Everybody is so happy.
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啊,我都没法形容。就是太棒了,每个人都很高兴。
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来自柯林斯例句
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Can you explain how the email system works?
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你能说明一下电子邮件系统的工作原理吗?【牛津词典】
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She explained to them what to do in an emergency.
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她向他们说明了紧急情况下应采取的行动。【牛津词典】
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‘It works like this, ’ she explained.
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“它是这样工作的。”她解释道。【牛津词典】
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She tried to explain but he wouldn't listen.
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她试图说明一下原因,可他根本不听。【牛津词典】
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Alex explained that his car had broken down.
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亚历克斯解释说他的汽车出了毛病。【牛津词典】
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Well, that doesn't explain why you didn't phone.
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嗳,那不是你不打电话的理由。【牛津词典】
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scientific findings that help explain the origins of the universe
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有助于解释宇宙起源的科学发现【牛津词典】
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The government now has to explain its decision to the public.
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政府现在必须向公众解释决策的理由。【牛津词典】
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(informal)Oh well then, that explains it (= I understand now why sth happened) .
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噢,原来是这么回事。【牛津词典】
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I really don't see why I should have to explain myself to you.
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我真不明白我为什么非要向你解释我的行为不可。【牛津词典】
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Could you explain yourself a little more─I didn't understand.
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请把你的意思说得更清楚一点——我还不明白。【牛津词典】
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First, I'll explain the rules of the game.
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首先我要说明一下游戏规则。【牛津词典】
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It was difficult to explain the problem to beginners.
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对初学者解释这个问题很难。【牛津词典】
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‘Let me explain! ’ he added helpfully.
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“让我来说明一下!”他热心地补充道。【牛津词典】
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I explained that an ambulance would be coming soon.
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我解释说救护车很快就到。【牛津词典】
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He explained who each person in the photo was.
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他对照片里的人一一作了介绍。【牛津词典】
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Not every judge, however, has the ability to explain the law in simple terms...
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然而,不是每个法官都能用简单的语言来解释法律。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Don't sign anything until your solicitor has explained the contract to you...
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在律师向你解释清楚合同之前,不要签署任何东西。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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'Let me explain, sir.' — 'Don't tell me about it. I don't want to know.'...
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“您听我解释,先生。”——“别跟我说,我不想知道。”【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Before she ran away, she left a note explaining her actions...
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逃跑前,她留下一张便条解释原委。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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I can't explain such a statement by him on the basis of logic. He must have blown his top.
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我从逻辑推理方面解释不了他讲的这番话,他想必是神经错乱了.【《现代汉英综合大词典》】
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He will explain it fully once and for all.
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他将把它充分地解释一次就此了结.【《简明英汉词典》】
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Many theories purport to explain growth in terms of a single cause.
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许多理论都标榜以单一的原因解释生长.【《简明英汉词典》】
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Please explain to me where to begin and how to do it.
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请向我说明从哪里开始以及怎样做.【《现代英汉综合大词典》】
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Don't try to explain away the situation. If you have made mistakes, just admit them.
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不要再分辩了, 有错误就承认嘛!【《现代汉英综合大词典》】
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Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.
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让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么.【《简明英汉词典》】
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He failed to explain his meaning generally.
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他未能把自己的意思完全说清楚.【《简明英汉词典》】
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My memory is like a library of video tapes, walk-throughs of every day of my life from waking to sleeping, he explains.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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I'm extremely sensitive to sounds, smells and visual detail, explains Nicole Donohue, who has taken part in many of these studies.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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Could he help explain her experiences?McGaugh invited her to his lab, and began to test her: he would give her a date and ask her to tell him about the world events on that day.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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So, Soupios explains, it is not worth it to waste our physical, intellectual and spiritual energy worrying about things that are beyond our control.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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Robison explained.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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Also, being open to new ideas had no relationship to long life, which might explain all those bad-tempered old people who are fixed in their ways.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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But many tech home remedies can be explained by a little science.【出自-2016年6月听力原文】
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Students' belief about the cause of their failure explains their attitude toward setbacks.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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I realized these different types of students not only explain their failures differently, but they also hold different theories of intelligence.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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Gamification is about understanding what it is that makes games engaging and what game designers do to create a great experience in games, and taking those learnings and applying them to other contexts such as the workplace and education, explains Kevin Werbach, a gamification expert who teaches at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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To explain the increase of international oil trade.【出自-2014年6月阅读原文】
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Inkling CEO Matt Maclnnis explains that the problem with Course Smart's current digital textbooks is that they have to be revised repeatedly.【出自-2013年6月阅读原文】
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At Alfie's, the newest of the British restaurants in town and perhaps the most gentlemen's club-like in design, Neil Tomes explains his passion for provenance (原产地).【出自-2011年6月阅读原文】
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We can get a lot of our ingredients once a week from the UK," Tamlyn explains【出自-2011年6月阅读原文】
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Kao said she cautions against forming any generalizations based on any one of the studies, noting that more background characteristics of the students need to be studied and explained.【出自-2011年6月阅读原文】
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Now how can we explain these very different results?【出自-2012年12月听力原文】
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What does the speaker try to explain?【出自-2011年12月听力原文】
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Because the values of each culture are different, understanding the values of another culture helps explain how people think and act【出自-2011年12月听力原文】
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I'm having a lot of trouble with logic and it seems my professor can't explain it in a way that makes sense to me.【出自-2011年6月听力原文】
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But now I don't know how to explain that feeling of peacefulness without explaining how hard you have to work for it【出自-2011年6月听力原文】
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But now I don't know how to explain that feeling of peacefulness without explaining how hard you have to work for it.【出自-2011年6月听力原文】
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To prevent such tragedies, fire fighter Eric Velez gives talks to children in his community, explaining that they should never hide during a fire.【出自-2010年12月听力原文】
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My biology teacher did not even let me explain why I missed the field trip.【出自-2010年6月听力原文】
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Can you explain what it means【出自-2010年6月听力原文】
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And as they explain the information to Betty, they identify problems in their own thinking.【2018年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C】
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Could he help explain her experiences?【2017年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B】
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Economic factors seem to explain less of why young adult women are increasingly likely to live at home.【2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B】
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For women,delayed marriage—which is related, in part, to labor market outcomes for men—may explain more of the increase in their living in the family home.【2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B】
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I realized these different types of students not only explain their failures differently, but they also hold different "theories" of intelligence.【2016年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B】
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She also wants to explain that there are no right or wrong answers regarding manners on this front yet, because the technology is just now becoming mainstream.【2018年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C】
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a basis for explaining human genetic diversityan aid to understanding different populationsan explanation for social and cultural differencesa term to describe individual human characteristicsmodern genetics research is likely to fuel racial conflictsrace is a poorly defined marker of human genetic diversityrace as a biological term can explain human genetic diversitygenetics research should consider social and cultural variablesit is absolutely necessary to put race aside in making diagnosisit is important to include social variables in genetics researchracial categories for genetic diversity could lead to 】