explain away
If someone explains away a mistake or a bad situation they are responsible for, they try to indicate that it is unimportant or that it is not really their fault.
He evaded her questions about the war and tried to explain away the atrocities.
他回避了她关于战争的提问,并试图为其暴行辩解。
explains , explaining , explained
If you explain something, you give details about it or describe it so that it can be understood.
Not every judge, however, has the ability to explain the law in simple terms.
然而,并非每个法官都能用浅易的语言来解释法律。
Don't sign anything until your lawyer has explained the contract to you.
在你的律师为你解释合同之前什么也别签署。
Professor Griffiths explained how the drug appears to work.
格里菲斯教授解释了该药的药理。
If you explain, or explain something that has happened, you give people reasons for it, especially in an attempt to justify it.
account for
'Let me explain, sir.'—'Don't tell me about it. I don't want to know.'
“让我来解释,先生。” “别告诉我,我不想知道。”
Before she ran away, she left a note explaining her actions.
逃走之前,她留下了张便条为她的行为作了解释。
Explain why you didn't telephone.
解释一下你为什么不打电话。
The receptionist apologized for the delay, explaining that it had been a hectic day.
接待员为这次延误道了歉,解释说当天非常忙乱。
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