| 单词 | explanation |
| 释义 | explanation nounadjective | verb + explanation | explanation + verb | preposition | phrases adjective➤convincing, credible, good, likely, logical, natural, obvious, plausible, probable, rational令人信服的／可信的／不错的／很可能的／符合逻辑的／自然的／明显的／合理的／可能的／理性的解释◆the most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed.最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。➤implausible, inadequate, unlikely难以叫人相信的／不充分的／不大可能的解释▸➤acceptable, adequate, reasonable, satisfactory, sufficient可接受的／适当的／合理的／令人满意的／充分的解释▸➤further进一步的解释◆no further explanation is necessary.没必要再进一步解释。➤no apparent没有显而易见的解释◆there was no apparent explanation for the attack.这次攻击事件没有明显的理由可作解释。➤clear, coherent清楚的解释；条理清楚的阐述▸➤complete, comprehensive, detailed, full完整的／全面的／详细的／详尽的解释▸➤partial不完全的解释▸➤complex, complicated复杂的解释▸➤easy, simple容易的／简单的解释▸➤innocent, prosaic单纯的解释；平淡无奇的解释◆there's sure to be a perfectly innocent explanation for all this－though i admit it looks bizarre.虽然我承认这件事看上去有些怪异，但肯定有一个再寻常不过的解释。➤convenient方便的解释▸➤accepted, traditional公认的解释；传统的解释◆there is no generally accepted explanation of this practice.对这一习惯做法没有公认的解释。➤official官方的解释▸➤possible可能的解释▸➤alternative另一种解释▸➤correct, real, true正确的／真正的／真实的解释▸➤brief简短的解释▸➤lengthy, long冗长的解释▸➤verbal口头解释▸➤general一般的解释▸➤common通常的解释◆the common explanations for cancer对癌症的通常解释➤only, sole唯一的解释◆it's the only explanation that makes any kind of sense.这是唯一有点儿道理的解释。➤causal因果解释◆the causal explanation must be that old age causes poverty, not that poverty causes people to be old.因果解释一定是年老引起贫困，而不是贫困催人老。➤ad hoc临时给出的解释▸➤cultural, historical, political, psychological, scientific, sociological, technical, theoretical文化的／历史的／政治的／心理的／科学的／社会学的／技术的／理论的解释verb + explanation➤have有解释◆i had no explanation for her strange mood.我无法解释她异常的情绪。➤give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)( 为某人 ) 给出解释； ( 给某人 ) 提供解释◆he only offered a partial explanation for his lateness.他对自己的迟到只说了个大概的原因。➤go into, launch into开始解释◆she launched into a detailed explanation of every aspect of her work.她开始详细地解释她工作的每一个方面。➤advance, propose, put forward提出解释◆one explanation advanced by marxist historians由马克思主义历史学家提出的一个解释➤call for, need, require, want要求解释；需要解释；想要解释◆an explanation is clearly called for.无疑需要一个解释。➤look for, seek寻求解释▸➤find, think of找到／想出解释◆i can think of one possible explanation for her reaction.关于她的反应，我想到了一个可能的解释。➤ask for, demand要求解释◆she wrote to the company demanding an explanation.她写信给公司要求解释。➤wait for等待解释▸➤deserve, merit应得到解释◆i suppose you deserve an explanation.我认为你理应得到一个解释。➤owe sb欠某人解释◆i think you owe me an explanation.我想你欠我一个解释。➤receive收到解释▸➤accept接受解释▸➤defy无法解释◆her success has been so remarkable as to defy explanation.她的成功是如此惊人，简直无法解释。explanation + verb➤lie原因在 ( 于 )◆the simplest explanation for his achievements lies in his greater ability and superiority over his contemporaries at college.他之所以取得成就，最简单的解释就是他比大学中的同龄人能力更强，表现更优秀。➤emerge, occur to sb解释显现；某人想到解释◆no single clear explanation emerged from the experiments.实验未能显现出任一清楚的解释。◆a more credible explanation now occurred to her.现在她想到了一个更可信的解释。➤exist解释存在◆several possible explanations exist.存在多种可能的解释。➤suggest sth解释暗示⋯preposition➤in explanation作为解释◆'i've worked with them before, you see,' he added, in explanation.“你知道，我以前和他们一起工作过。”他又解释说。➤without explanation没有解释◆she left suddenly and without explanation.她未作任何解释就突然离开了。➤explanation about关于⋯的解释◆he entered into a technical explanation about software and programming.他开始从技术的角度解释软件和编程。➤explanation as to关于⋯的解释◆he provided no explanation as to why he was late.对于为何迟到他未作解释。➤explanation for就⋯的解释◆there is probably some perfectly logical explanation for their absence.他们的缺席很可能有某种完全合理的解释。➤explanation from来自⋯的解释◆we are still waiting for a full explanation from the teacher concerned.我们仍在等待相关老师给出充分的解释。phrases➤an attempt at explanation试图解释◆the men left quickly with no attempt at explanation.这些人并未试图解释便很快地离开了。➤by way of explanation作为解释◆'i had to see you,' he said, by way of explanation.“我必须得见你。”他解释说。explanation [countable, uncountable] a statement, fact or situation that tells you why sth has happened; a reason given for sth解释；说明；阐述◆the most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed.最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。◆i can't think of any possible explanation for his absence.我想不出他缺席的任何理由。◆the book opens with an explanation of why some drugs are banned.本书开篇阐述了禁用某些药物的原因。◆she left the room abruptly without explanation.她未作解释就突然离开了房间。 ➡ see also explain → explain 2 explanation [countable] ◆for a full explanation of how the machine works, turn to page 5.关于机器工作原理的详细说明，请翻阅第 5 页。explanation [countable] ◆for a full explanation of how the machine works, turn to page 5.关于机器工作原理的详细说明，请翻阅第 5 页。explanation/ˌekspləˈneɪʃn ||; ˌɛkspləˈneʃən/noun1. [c,u] an explanation (for sth) a statement, fact or situation that gives a reason for sth 说明；解释: ◇he could not give an explanation for his behaviour. 他无法解释自己的行为。 2. [c] a statement or a piece of writing that makes sth easier to understand 口头或书面说明: ◇that idea needs some explanation. 那个构想须要加以说明。 explanationsee ⇨ explain 4 ⇨ reason 1,3 • • •• ⇨ find an explanation• ⇨ provide an explanation/come up with an explanation ex·pla·na·tion /ˏɛksplə`neʃən; ˌekspləˈneɪʃən/n 1. [c] what you say or write to make something easier to understand 解释，说明:◇+ of dr ewing gave a detailed explanation of how to use the program. 尤因博士对如何使用这套程式作了详尽的说明。 2. [c,u] the reason why something happens or exists 理由，辩解:◇+ for is there any explanation for his behaviour? 对他的行为有没有任何解释？ ☞ explanation |
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