英语单词词义辨析 词汇精选：explain的用法和辨析

词汇精选：explain的用法和辨析  

一、详细释义：,v.,讲解，解释 [I,T],例句：,Don't explain the beauty of the poem to them, it's just casting pearls before swine,别向他们讲解这首诗的美感，这简直是对牛弹琴。,例句：,The lawyer explained the new law to us.,律师向我们解释了新法律。,说明…的原因；辩解 [T],例句：,When asked to explain her behaviour,she gave a very defensive answer.,有人问她为什么要这样做，她则极力为自己辩解。,例句：,She explained her conduct to her boss.,她向老板说明了自己那种表现的原因。,说明；解释；辩解 [I],例句：,He explained as best he could.,他尽力解释好。,例句：,When you are wrong, never explain.,你错了的时候，千万别解释。,二、词义辨析：,explain,interpret,illustrate,clarify,account,这些动词均有“说明”之意。explain含义广，最普通用词，指把某事向原来不了解、不清楚的人解释明白、说清楚等。interpret着重以特殊的知识、经验来解释难理解的事情。illustrate多指用实例或插图、图表加以说明。clarify指把已发生的事件。情况和现状说清楚。account说明某事物如何符合自然法则或逻辑。,三、参考例句：,Then explain your point.,然后给出解释。,Explain with straightaway language please.,请用通俗易懂的语言说明一下。,Can you explain what root entry means?,你能解释根目录是什么意思吗？,I am striving to explain explicitly.,我力争做出详尽的说明。,How do you explain this phenomenon?,这种现象怎样解释?,Please explain the force of the paragraph.,请解释这一段落的确切意义。,'I'll explain later.' — 'All right then.',“我以后会作解释的。”——“那好吧。”,Please explain this rule to me.,请将此规则解释给我听。,The anthem won't explain it.,圣歌里不会解释这件事。,This does not explain the initial disequilibrium.,这一点并不能说明最初的不平衡。