| 单词 | explain |
| 释义 | explain explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ verb [I or T] ↑Verb Endings for explain A2 to make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it: » If there's anything you don't understand, I'll be happy to explain.» The teacher explained the rules to the children.» [+ question word] Our guide explained where the cathedral was.» He explained how the machine worked.» Please could you explain why you're so late.» [+ that] She explained that she was going to stay with her sister.» [+ speech] "Someone must have hit the wrong button," an official explained.» Molly asked the teacher if she could explain herself a bit more clearly (= say more clearly what she meant).» No one has been able to explain (= give the reason for) the accident.Thesaurus+: ↑Defining and explainingexplain yourselfF0 to give reasons for your behaviour: » He hadn't been home for three days so I asked him to explain himself.Thesaurus+: ↑Defining and explainingWord Builder:–Nouns: explanation, explaining–Adjectives: unexplained, explanatory, explicable, inexplicable–Verbs: explain–Adverbs: inexplicably• • • Extra Examples:» She tried to explain what had happened but he kept interrupting her.» Any decent teacher should be able to explain the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs.» Pay attention to what she's saying because she won't explain it a second time.» She painstakingly explained how the machine worked.» This booklet about the project explains things in an easy, non-technical way.Common mistake: explain! When explain is followed by an indirect object, remember to use the preposition to.! Don't say 'explain someone', say explain to someone:✗ I had to explain him that I had lost his keys.» I had to explain to him that I had lost his keys. |
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