Translations for „explain“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

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

Usage examples with explain

explain away

为…辩解 wèi…biànjiě

explain oneself

说明自己的意思 shuōmíng zìjǐ de yìsi

explain in plain terms

用简明的措辞说明

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He has gotten a whiff of something burning and food cooking when there was no source to explain this.

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The literature review needs to explain the reason the study was conducted and why it was important for the study to be conducted now.

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More recent research claims that this is not enough to explain the effect.

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A number of explanations have been advanced to explain this.

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He explained that if the general's soldiers understood their commands but did not obey, it was the fault of the officers.

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Explaining why she began writing poetry so late, she said that just as happiness has no history, neither does it write poetry.

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A car manufacturer, for example, may present a new hybrid vehicle and support the sales presentation with a microsite specific to explaining hybrid technology.

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This explains the above common gcd and the phenomenon is true in any base if 10 is replaced by "b", the base.

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I had a month, that was it, he explains.

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He explains the habits and personalities of these animals.

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