explains

US: /ɪksˈpɫeɪnz/
UK: /ɛksplˈe‍ɪnz/


English Vietnamese dictionary


explain /iks'plein/
  • động từ
    • giảng, giảng giải, giải nghĩa
    • giải thích, thanh minh
      • to explain one's attitude: thanh minh về thái độ của mình
    • to explain away
      • thanh minh (lời nói bất nhã...)
    • giải thích làm cho hết sợ (ma...)

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
1 interpret, define, explicate, detail, delineate, make plain, simplify, spell out, resolve, get across, clarify, clear up, elucidate, illustrate, expound, describe, disclose, unfold, unravel, untangle:
The teacher explained the theory so that even I could understand it.
2 Also, explain away. justify, account for, excuse, rationalize, legitimate, legitimatize, extenuate, palliate:
You will be required to explain your absence.

Concise English dictionary


explains|explained|explainingɪk'spleɪn
verb
+make plain and comprehensible
+define
+serve as a reason or cause or justification of