单词 | explain away |
释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔REASON〕George was trying to explain away his outburst, saying that he'd been under a lot of pressure. 乔治试图为自己的突然发作辩解,说他经受的压力很大。朗文写作活用〔REASON〕The government tried to explain away the police's unexpected brutality, but this only led to rioting. 政府试图为警察出人意料的野蛮行为辩解,结果却引起了暴动。朗文写作活用〔explain ... away〕How can she explain away her error?她是怎样把错误解释过去的?21世纪英汉〔explain away〕He evaded her questions about the war and tried to explain away the atrocities.他回避了她有关战争的问题,极力为那些暴行辩解。柯林斯高阶〔explain away〕It will be hard for his lawyers to explain away this new evidence.要把这一新的证据搪塞过去对他的律师来说并不容易。韦氏高阶〔explain away〕These are excuses which the Left might deploy to explain away failure.这些都是左派可能用来为失败辩解的借口。外研社新世纪〔explain away〕They bend over backwards to explain away inconsistencies.他们拼命为这些不一致作出辩解。外研社新世纪〔explain away〕They've tried to explain away the delays, citing computer problems.他们试图为一系列延误找借口,说是电脑出了问题。韦氏高阶〔explain sth away〕I don't know how you're going to explain away that dent you made in Dad's car.你把爸爸的车撞出了个坑,我看你怎样解释才能过这一关。剑桥高阶〔explain〕He tried to explain away the false signature.他试图为那伪造的签名辩解。英汉大词典〔explain〕He will have enough difficulty explaining away his army's defeat.他要想为自己部队的失败作辩解可不是件容易的事。英汉大词典〔explain〕Not every difference that existed between imagination and reality could be explained away.存在于想象与现实间的差别并不是都能通过解释消除的。英汉大词典〔explain〕She explained away the child's fears.她解释后消除了孩子的疑惧。英汉大词典〔explain〕She made up stories to explain away the missing money.她编了几个故事来将钱不见了的事搪塞过去。麦克米伦高阶〔explain〕The difference in the treatment they receive is hard to explain away.很难为他们受到的不同待遇作出辩解。朗文当代I don't know how you're going to explain away that dent you made in your dad's car (= avoid blame for it by making it seem unimportant or not your fault).我不知道你将如何解释清楚你在你爸爸车上弄的凹痕。剑桥国际She tried to explain away the missing money. 她试图为丢失的钱辩解。译典通 |
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