Explain means to teach somebody something they don't already know, to slowly tell them what is happening.
For example: If you don't understand, how to do mathematics, let me explain to you what they addition is.
解释, 说明
explain
[Iks5pleIn]
vt., vi.
说明；阐明
Explain what this word means.
解释词的含义。
Will you please explain the third paragraph again for us?
请您把第三段给我们再解释一下好吗?
解释；辩解
Can you explain why you were late?
你能解释一下你为什么迟到吗？
The price tag says $100 and you charged me for $120; how do you explain the discrepancy?
"货物标签上写的是一百美元,你向我索价一百二十美元,这个差异该怎么解释?"
explain away
辩解，辩护
explain oneself
讲解，说明
给出理由
explain
[iks5plein]
vt.
解释, 说明, 讲解, 阐明
为...辩解, 辩护; 说明...的理由[原因]
explain the word properly in English
用英语正确地解释这个词
explain the situation
讲解形势
explain one's absence
说明缺席的理由
Please explain to me where to begin and how to do it.
请向我说明从哪里开始以及怎样做。
He explained how the machine was used.
他解释了怎样使用那台机器。
explain
[iks5plein]
vi.
说明, 阐明
辩解, 解释
You needn't explain.
你不要辩解!
explainable
adj.
explainer
n.
explainingly
adv.
explain away
(把过失、怀疑等)搪塞[巧辩]过去
explain oneself
说明自己的意思[动机]; 为自己的行为辩解
explain...as...
把...解释为...
explain interpret
都含“解释”的意思。
explain 指“解释不明之事”, 如:
He is explaining how a machine operates.
他正在解释机器是如何运转的。
interpret 侧重于“用特殊的知识、信念、判断、了解或想象去阐明特别难懂的事物”, 如:
How do you interpret this poem?
你怎样解释这首诗呢?
explain
来自拉丁语explanare弄平，其中planare使平
explain是解释的意思，explan不是正确的单词，故两者并无任何关系。
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explan 英['eksplæn] 美['eksplæn]
abbr. exercise plan 训练计划; explanatory 解释的，说明的;
[例句]The next chapter gave six basic theories, such as Landscape Aesthetics, Environment Psychology, Acoustics of Mental and Physiology and etc to explanthe topic;
第二章联系园林美学、环境心理学、心理声学和生理学等六条原理分析园林声景与香景研究的理论基础；
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