EXPLAIN - Translation from English into Chinese

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explain [ıkˈspleın] VB trans, intr

explain: 解释 jiěshì

explain: 说明 shuōmíng

Phrases:

explain away: 为…辩解 wèi…biànjiě

explain away: 为…辩护 wèi…biànhù

explain oneself: 说明自己的意思 shuōmíng zìjǐ de yìsi

▶ explanation [ˌekspləˈneıʃən] N

▶ explanatory [ıkˈsplænətərı] ADJ

Present
I	explain
you	explain
he/she/it	explains
we	explain
you	explain
they	explain

Past
I	explained
you	explained
he/she/it	explained
we	explained
you	explained
they	explained

Present Perfect
I	have	explained
you	have	explained
he/she/it	has	explained
we	have	explained
you	have	explained
they	have	explained

Past Perfect
I	had	explained
you	had	explained
he/she/it	had	explained
we	had	explained
you	had	explained
they	had	explained

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