| 单词 | explanation |
| 释义 | explanationexplanationsexplanationexplanation /ˌekspləˈneɪʃən/ noun1[uncountable and countable] the reasons why something happened or why you did somethingexplanation forIs there any explanation for his behaviour?be对他的行为有什么解释？She was given no explanation.begive没有人跟她解释。2[countable] something you say or write to describe how something works or to make something easier to understandexplanation ofa detailed explanation of how to use the programdetail如何使用这个程序的详细说明She gave a good, clear explanation.give她作了清楚明白的解释。COLLOCATIONS: explanationverbsto think of an explanationI can’t think of any other explanation.to give an explanationHe gave no explanation for what happened.givehappento believe/accept an explanationShe accepted his explanation without question.acceptto have an explanationScientists still do not have an explanation for this phenomenon.scientistto demand an explanationShe went to see the manager and demanded an explanation.godemandto provide/offer an explanationThe company failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for the delay.failBoyce offers another explanation.offersomebody owes somebody an explanation (=should give them an explanation)I think you owe me an explanation.adjectivesa possible explanationIt seemed the only possible explanation.seemthe most likely explanationThe most likely explanation is that she simply forgot.beforgeta simple explanationThere must be a perfectly simple explanation for all this.a satisfactory/good enough explanationNo one has been able to come up with a satisfactory explanation.havebea logical explanationI can’t think of any logical explanation.an obvious explanation (=one that is easy to see or notice)There is no obvious explanation for his strange behaviour.bea reasonable/plausible explanation (=one that is easy to believe)He offered a plausible explanation for the mistake.offera convincing explanationPsychologists are unable to agree on a convincing explanation for this.psychologistbeconvinceTHESAURUS: explanationreason something that explains why something happens, or why someone does something: She told them the reason for her visit.tellThere are lots of good reasons for studying Chinese.belotreasonstudyexplanation the reasons that help you understand why something happens, especially something that seems difficult to understand: I can’t think of any other explanation for his behaviour.The only explanation I can think of is that there must be something wrong with your hard disk.beexcuse a reason you use to explain why you did something bad, or did not do something you should have done – especially a reason that is not completely true: She always makes excuses for not doing her homework.makeexcusedoHe says he has a cold, but I’m sure that’s just an excuse.sayhavemotive a reason that makes someone decide to do something, especially a crime: Police believe the motive for the murder was jealousy.bejustification a reason for doing something that seems wrong: There is no justification for cruelty to animals.beanimalgrounds a reason that makes it right or fair to do something, especially according to official or moral rules: The court will decide if she has grounds for divorce.haveground |
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