| 词组 | explain |
| 释义 | explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ verb 1. to tell someone about something in a way that is clear and easy to understandadverbscarefully explain sth He carefully explained the situation to me.politely/patiently explain sth She politely explained that she could not give out any information about a client.briefly explain sth Could you just explain briefly why you are here?clearly explain sth The meanings of technical terms are clearly explained in the glossary at the back.prepositionsexplain sth to sb If you explain the problem to your teacher, she may be able to help.explain about sth Would you explain about this equipment – what is it for?phrases I can explain (=used when you want the chance to explain a situation that seems bad) Tony, please calm down. I can explain.let me explain (=used when you are going to explain something that seems complicated, surprising, or bad) It’s really quite simple. Let me explain...be hard/difficult to explain It’s hard to explain why it upset me so much.explain sth in a few words (=briefly) I’ll start by explaining in a few words what my research is about.THESAURUS: explain tell to explain something. People often use tell instead of explain in everyday conversation: He told me how to get to his house. | The book tells you how to improve your health through diet. show to explain to someone how to do something by doing it while they watch you: Ellen showed me how to work the coffee maker. demonstrate /ˈdemənstreɪt/ to explain to someone how to do something by doing it while they watch you, especially when it is part of your job: The cabin crew demonstrated the safety procedures to the passengers. | A qualified instructor will demonstrate how to use the equipment properly. go through sth to explain something carefully, especially one step at a time: Mrs Riddell went through the homework assignment. set out sth to explain a series of ideas, reasons or opinions in an organized way in writing or in a speech: In his speech, he intended to set out the party’s policies on education.2. to show why something happens or is trueadverbssatisfactorily explain sth (=in a way that seems likely to be correct) These mysterious events were not satisfactorily explained until recently.partly explain sth She had not slept very well, which partly explains why she was in such a bad mood.phraseshelp to explain sth Differences in diet help to explain differences in life expectancy between the two countries.go a long way/some way to explaining sth (=explain most/part of the reason for something) If we could find a genetic link, it would go a long way to explaining why some people seem to gain weight more easily. |
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