| 词汇 | explain-away |
| 释义 | explain something awayphrasal verb with explainverb[ I or T ]uk /ɪkˈspleɪn/ us /ɪkˈspleɪn/ to avoid blame for something that has happened by making it seem not important or not your fault: 为…辩解;对…加以解释以减轻其严重性（或避免被指责等） I don't know how you're going to explain away that dent you made in Dad's car.你把爸爸的车撞出了个坑，我看你怎样解释才能过这一关。 Defining & explaining account (to someone) for something accountability adumbrate adumbration annotation annotator belabour demythologize disabuse extenuate indescribably inexpressibly justificatory lay something out limn outline sketch spell trace what is he, are they, etc. like?idiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Reasons and explanations explain away something | American Dictionaryexplain away somethingphrasal verb with explainverb[ I/T ]us/ɪkˈspleɪn/ to try to escape being blamed for something bad, usually by making it seem unimportant: He tried to explain the error away by saying it was a simple typing mistake. |
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