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. vt. & vi. 讲解,解释 give or show the meaning of
2. vt. & vi. 说明…的原因; 辩解 give or be the reason for; account for

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"
   

• explain a difficult problem解释难题
• explain a foreign passage解释这段外文
• explain a plan说明计划
• explain a principle解释原理
• explain a theory阐释理论
• explain an important problem阐述了一个重要问题
• explain life解释生命
• explain one's absence说明缺席的理由
• explain one's behaviour解释自己的行为
• explain one's decision解释某人的决定
• explain one's error解释自己的错误
• explain one's hesitation解释犹豫的原因
• explain one's idea解释自己的想法
• explain one's own emotions解释某人的情感
• explain one's views阐明观点
• explain oneself解释,为自己辩解
• explain such a silly remark解释这种蠢话
• explain such conduct解释这种行为
• explain the aim说明目的
• explain the delay解释耽搁的原因
• explain the essence of说明…的实质
• explain the foolish behaviour解释愚蠢的行为
• explain the hows and whys of an issue解释一个问题(争端)的经过和缘由
• explain the matter说明这件事
• explain the meaning of the sentence解释句子的意思
• explain the nature of说明…的性质
• explain the new law解释新法律
• explain the new tax system说明新的税收制度
• explain the obscure point解释模糊的地方
• explain the phenomenon解释这种现象
• explain the poem解释这首诗
• explain the point of view阐明观点
• explain the problem解释这个问题
• explain the question解释这个问题
• explain the reason for说明…的理由
• explain the rule解释这规则
• explain the secret of one's success说明自己成功的秘密
• explain the situation说明形势
• explain the text讲解课文
• explain the word解释这个单词

• explain adequately恰当地解释
• explain amply充分地说明
• explain apologetically抱歉地解释
• explain away讲明,解释清楚
• explain away a fault为过失而辩解
• explain briefly扼要说明
• explain candidly公正地解释
• explain carefully细心地解释
• explain clearly清楚地解释
• explain competently有资格辩解
• explain comprehensively全面地解释
• explain concisely简要地解释
• explain confusedly解释得很混乱
• explain definitely明确地解释
• explain easily容易解释
• explain effectively有效地辩解
• explain elaborately详尽地解释
• explain essentially实质上解释
• explain exactly精确地解释
• explain facetiously滑稽地解释
• explain fully充分地说明
• explain fundamentally基本上解释清楚
• explain haltingly吞吞吐吐地解释
• explain hesitatingly含糊地解释
• explain immediately立即解释
• explain incongruously解释得很合理
• explain ingeniously巧妙地解释
• explain invaluably非常有价值地解释
• explain lamely不中用地辩解
• explain lucidly清楚地说明
• explain minutely详细地解释
• explain paradoxically自相矛盾地解释
• explain parenthetically作为插入语的解释
• explain passionately热情地解释
• explain patiently耐心地解释
• explain philosophically解释得富有哲理性
• explain plausibly花言巧语地辩解
• explain presently目前解释
• explain properly恰当地解释
• explain proudly骄傲地解释
• explain psychologically从心理角度解释
• explain roughly粗略说明
• explain satisfactorily作令人满意的解释
• explain scientifically科学地阐述
• explain solemnly庄重地解释
• explain sufficiently解释得过多
• explain technically从技术上解释
• explain tenderly亲切地解释
• explain voluntarily自愿地解释

• explain about it把这件事解释一下
• explain sth as把…解释成
• explain sth on the theory of用…理论解释某事
• explain to向…说明

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。

老师给我讲解了语法难点。

误 The teacher explained me the difficult point of grammar.

正 The teacher explained the difficult point of grammar to me.

你能解释他为什么要那样做吗?

误 Can you explain why he is doing that for me?

正 Can you explain to me why he is doing that?

析 表示“向某人说明某事”可用explain sth to sb 结构,不能用explain sb sth/explain sth for sb 结构。