1. 说明，解释，阐明
2. 说明...的理由
3. 替...辩解
4. 吐露，讲出，明说
5. 揭开

1. make plain and comprehensible;

   "He explained the laws of physics to his students"
   

2. define;

   "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"
   

3. serve as a reason or cause or justification of;

   "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"
   "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
   

1.解释;说明
If youexplain something, you give details about it or describe it so that it can be understood.

e.g. Not every judge, however, has the ability toexplain the law in simple terms...
然而，不是每个法官都能用简单的语言来解释法律。
e.g. Don't sign anything until your solicitor has explained the contract to you...
在律师向你解释清楚合同之前，不要签署任何东西。

2.解释;辩解;说明…的理由
If youexplain something that has happened, you give people reasons for it, especially in an attempt to justify it.

e.g. 'Let meexplain, sir.' — 'Don't tell me about it. I don't want to know.'...
“您听我解释，先生。”——“别跟我说，我不想知道。”
e.g. Before she ran away, she left a note explaining her actions...
逃跑前，她留下一张便条解释原委。

相关词组：explain away

1. When you are wrong, don't explain.
   错了,你不用解释。
2. I don't understand this, please explain.
   我不明白这点,请解释一下。
3. Jenny tried to explain.
   詹妮想设法解释一下。
4. You needn't explain any more.
   你不必再解释了。

1. That explains his absence.
   他缺席就是这个原因。
2. They sent us a letter to explain the delay.
   他们给我们一封信解释为什么耽搁了。
3. Please explain the meaning of the poem.
   请说明这首诗的意思。
4. I will try to explain the situation as I see it.
   我将试着根据我自己的看法讲一讲形势。
5. He explained scientifically the most important questions of political economy.
   他科学地阐述了政治经济学中的一些最重要的问题。
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6. This can be easily explained.
   这很容易解释。
7. This problem will be explained next time.
   这个问题下次再作解释。
8. This problem has not yet been satisfactorily explained.
   这个问题还没有得到令人满意的解释。

1. He explained how to use this instrument.
   他解释如何使用这台仪器。
2. Can you explain why to do it like that?
   你能解释为什么那样做吗?
3. They didn't explain where to get it.
   他们没有说明在什么地方弄到它的。

1. They began to explain that they had been delayed by the weather.
   他们开始解释说,天气使他们耽搁了。
2. I explained that we could stay no longer.
   我说过我们不能再停留了。
3. I explained that we were perfectly safe.
   我向他说过我们非常安全。
4. The man operating this pump explained that it could supply enough water to irrigate 5000 mu of land.
   开水泵的人说,这个水泵抽上来的水足够灌溉五千亩地。

1. The enclosed letter will explain what has happened.
   附来的信将说明发生的情况。
2. The worker explained how the machine worked.
   那位工人讲解这台机器如何运用。
3. He explained how the machine was used.
   他给我们讲解这机器怎么使用。
4. She tried to explain why she had stayed out so late.
   她设法解释她为什么在外面呆这么晚的原因。

1. “I came by subway,” she explained.
   “我是坐地铁来的,”她解释说。

请求帮助

explain

A：Would you mind doing something for me?
你不介意帮我做点事吗？

B：I would if I could.
没问题，只要我办得到。

A：Will you pleaseexplain the meaning of this word?
请你为我解释一下这个字的意思好吗？

B：Yes, with pleasure.
好的，很乐意。

More Two - word Verbs-(又一些成语动词)

A：I hadn't finished telling you about two-word verbs, Bob.
鲍勃，关于成语动词，我还没有对你讲完。

explain

B：Do I have to hear more? I'm not sure I can follow it.
我还需要听你讲吗？我不知道是否能理解。

explain

A：Sure you can. This part is the most interesting.
你当然能理解。这一部分是最有意思的。

B：Okay. Go ahead.
好，说吧。

A：Well, here are sentences with two-word verbs with objects, They all mean different things.
嗯，下列这些句子里的成语动词有宾语，这些句子的意思都不相同。

B：Can youexplain how they're different?
你能否解释一下怎么不同？

A：Each part or both parts of the two-word verb can have an object.The verb may have different meanings with different objects, or different arrangements of object.Is that clear? You look confused.
成语动词的每个部分或两个部分可以有一个宾语。动词加上不同的宾语或宾语的不同组合，就可以有不同的含意。清楚了吗？你好像弄糊涂了。

explain是什么意思

B：I'm not confused, I was just thinking.
我没有糊涂。我只是在思考。

1. explain的基本意思是“解释,说明”,指把对方不知道、不理解的事以易懂的方式加以说明,使其清楚、明白。
2. explain既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,宾语可以是名词、代词,也可以是带疑问词的动词不定式或that从句,还可以是反身代词,说明自己的意思、动机或行为。
3. “向某人说明某事”不用explain sb sth 结构,可用explain sth to sb 表示。
4. explain可引出直接引语。