| 词汇 | explain away |
| 释义 | explain away [phrasal verb] 1 explain away (something) or explain (something) away : to make (something) seem less important by telling how it happened, what caused it, etc.搪塞；敷衍应对 It will be hard for his lawyers to explain away this new evidence.要把这一新的证据搪塞过去对他的律师来说并不容易。 She tried to explain her symptoms away by insisting she was just overtired.她试图搪塞自己的病症，坚持说自己不过是太累了。 2 : to give a reason for (a fault, a mistake, etc.) so that you will not be blamed for it为…做辩解；找借口 They've tried to explain away the delays, citing computer problems.他们试图为一系列延误找借口，说是电脑出了问题。 explain |
| 随便看 |
英汉双解词典包含93607条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。