1.make palin and comprehensible;
He explained the laws of physics to his students
2.define;
The committe explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean
3.serve as a reason or cause or justification of;
Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work
音標 [iksˈplein]解釋 及物動詞(vt.) 1. 解釋;說明;闡明[(+to)][+wh-][+(that)] He explained that he had been cheated. 他解釋說他是上當受騙了。 Can you explain how the machine operates? 你能解釋一下這機器是如何運轉的嗎? Please explain this rule to me. 請給我講解一下這條規則。 2. 為。..辯解;說明。..的理由錛埢蛟蝻級[+wh-] He made up a story to explain why he was absent. 他編造了一個故事