explaining

[ɪk'spleɪnɪŋ]
  • 释义

  • 讲解，解释( explain的现在分词 );说明…的原因，辩解;说明，解释，辩解;

  • 词义辨析
  • explain, explicate, expound, interpret
  • 这四个词都有“解释”“阐明”的意思。它们的区别在于:
    1.explain指对不了解、不明白或不清楚之事进行解释; explicate指对复杂的事情进行讨论或说明; expound指对某问题或道理进行解释说明; interpret指对难以理解的疑难点解释说明清楚。例如:
    Explain yourself! Why did you do it?你说清楚!为什么干那种事?
    The principle is explicated into three axioms.这一原理可以分析成三条公理。
    The priest expounded his religion to us.那位神父向我们阐述了他所信的宗教。
    The professor interpreted the poem for us.教授为我们解释了那首诗的真正含义。
    2.explain是仔细、详尽地运用专业知识进行解释; explicate是逐点讨论和仔细说明; expound是指某人在具有渊博知识的基础上,详细地、系统地解释说明; interpret是用言语或表演等方式解释说明。例如:
    He explained how to use the parachute.他讲解怎样使用降落伞。
    I am sure you can explicate this work to me.我确信你能为我分析一下这篇作品。
    In these two chapters, the author expounds the law of universal gravitation.在这两章里,作者详尽阐述了万有引力定律。
    The poet read and then interpreted his poem about nature.诗人先读,然后解释了他那首关于大自然的诗。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    He is explaining how a machine operates.

    他正在解释机器是如何运转的.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 2、

    Dick was patiently explaining about soils and drains and native wages.

    迪克耐心地解释土壤、排水和工人工资等事情.

    辞典例句
  • 3、

    He predicts they will have, quote, "an awful lot of explaining to do".

    他预计他们需要“大费周章地解释一番”，这是他的原话。

    柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    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。

    柯林斯例句
  • 5、

    Scientists have tended to skate over the difficulties of explaining dreams.

    科学家们往往回避释梦的难题。

    柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    He had a vague idea of finding Anne and explaining it all to her.

    他隐约觉得要去找安妮,向她解释所发生的一切.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 7、

    She gave her aunt no handle for explaining or confessing.

    她不会给姑母有可乘之机来作什么解释与忏悔.

    辞典例句
  • 8、

    I don't like her didactic way of explaining everything.

    我不喜欢她那种像教小孩子一样解释一切的方法.

    辞典例句
  • 9、

    Tom isn't a bad hand , now , at explaining Scripture, I'll dare swear.

    我敢担保, 汤姆讲解《圣经》还一定讲得不错呢.

    辞典例句
  • 10、

    I have spent such a long time explaining it to you, but you still do not understand it.

    我给你解释了这么半天, 你还不明白.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 11、

    I'm through with the explaining.

    我不想再解释了。

    柯林斯例句
  • 12、

    I'm not very good at explaining myself.

    我不太善于为自己辩解。

    柯林斯例句
  • 13、

    Theory also provides useful guidelines for explaining observed relations.

    理论上也为解释所观察到的关系提供了线索.

    辞典例句
  • 14、

    I wrote a letter to the car rental agency, explaining what had happened.

    我给租车行写了一封信说明发生的情况。

    柯林斯例句
  • 15、

    The teacher is explaining the theory of evolution to the students.

    老师正在给学生们解释进化论.

    辞典例句
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