explain的过去分词 explain的过去分词是什么

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

explain away (v.+adv.)

通过解释消除… give a satisfactory reason for; get rid of by explanation
explain sth ? away

I didn't believe her at first, but she managed to explain away my doubts.

起初我不相信她,可是她的解释消除了我的怀疑。

She explained away the child's fears.

她通过解释消除了孩子的恐惧。

He tried to explain away his lateness, but we didn't accept his excuse.

他竭力为自己迟到辩解,但是,我们不相信他的托词。

You will find it difficult to explain away your use of such offensive language.

你将会发现你很难为说过这种无理的话辩解。

He thought of a reason to explain away his failure.

他想出一个理由为他的失败辩解。

John explained away his unfinished task by showing his boss a certificate for sick leave.

约翰交给上司一个病假条,以此解释他为什么没完成任务。

The criminal tried to explain away the false signature, but it was clear that he was guilty.

罪犯试图为伪造签名一事开脱自己,但他显然是有罪的。

The murder suspect couldn't explain away his fingerprints at the scene.

这个杀人嫌疑犯解释不清为什么在杀人现场会留有他的指纹。

Such a conclusive evidence is hard to be explained away.

如此确凿的证据是很难巧辩的。

explain oneself (v.+pron.)

为自己的行为辩解 give an excuse for one's behaviour

explain to (v.+prep.)

向…解释 make sth clear to sb
explain to sb

You'd better go and explain to the teacher.

你最好去向老师解释清楚。

explain sth to sb

You should explain this matter to your wife.

你应该向你妻子解释这件事。

Can you explain his behaviour to me?

你能向我解释清楚他的行为吗?

I will explain my decision to you when I come back.

我回来时会向你解释我的决定。

The speaker tried to explain his meaning to the crowd.

演讲者竭力向听众讲清他的意思。

explain to sb that-clause

I explained to them that three days in Beijing was very little time to see all the sights.

我向他们说明,要把北京风光都看到三天是远远不够的。

explain to sb wh-clause

He explained to us how the machine was used.

他给我们讲解了这机器怎么使用。

You'll have to explain to me why you haven't finished your work.

你得对我讲清楚你为什么没有完成作业。

• 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

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。