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. 解 说：一个服务群可能包含了一个服务;一个服务群可能只包含了一个服务,如查询(search)服务群包含了查询(search)服务;一个服务群也可能不包含任何服务,如解说(explain)服务群没有定义任何服务,

2. 說：解释是一个含糊的词汇,既指传释(translate)也指解说(explain). 文学解释在这两者上均是必不可少的,当批评家将自己限制在清晰的文学术语中,他的解释会更加适合他本人,但也会富有建构性或解构性. 他们也会对着意详尽解释的人作出解释.

• He took a card from his pocket...'That will explain to Dr. Everard,' he said.

  出自：M. Gray

• He was weary from trying to explain ideas to people who could not visualize them.

  出自：J. A. Michener

• Briers had been explaining to his superiors what he intended to do.

  出自：C. P. Snow

• The Blackfoot chief..explained how the braves used to drive buffalo.

  出自：Daily Telegraph

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。

• ☆ 16世纪10年代进入英语，直接源自古典拉丁语的explanare，意为解释，使清楚；最初源自此语的explane。