clarify

英 [ˈklærəfaɪ]

美 [ˈklærəfaɪ]

v.  使更清晰易懂; 阐明; 澄清; (尤指通过加热使黄油)纯净，净化

过去分词：clarified　现在分词：clarifying　第三人称单数：clarifies　过去式：clarified　

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牛津词典

verb

• 使更清晰易懂；阐明；澄清
  to make sth clearer or easier to understand
  1. to clarify a situation/problem/issue
     澄清情况 / 问题
  2. I hope this clarifies my position .
     我希望这能阐明我的立场。
  3. She asked him to clarify what he meant.
     她要他说清楚他是什么意思。
• （尤指通过加热使黄油）纯净，净化
  to make sth, especially butter, pure by heating it
  1. clarified butter
     已净化的黄油

柯林斯词典

• VERB 阐明;阐释;说明
  Toclarifysomething means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
  1. Thank you for writing and allowing me to clarify the present position...
     谢谢你的来信，并允许我阐明目前的立场。
  2. A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation.
     一位银行发言人未能把情况解释清楚。

英英释义

verb

• make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
  1. clarify the butter
  2. clarify beer
• make clear and (more) comprehensible
  1. clarify the mystery surrounding her death
  Synonym:clear upelucidate

双语例句

• I came to clarify the situation to you.
  我来是为了向你阐明形势。
• But further genetic analysis and study should help to clarify these early migrations.
  但是更多的遗传基因分析和研究应该会有助于理清这些早期的移民情况。
• However, further studies are needed to clarify this.
  不过，还需作进一步研究来澄清这一点。
• It is used to clarify, confirm, and document the environment in which the system operates.
  系统上下文用于对系统所在的操作环境进行澄清、确认和编写文档说明。
• We need to clarify and demystify how health systems link usefully to health intervention programmes.
  我们需要澄清和阐明卫生系统如何有益地与卫生干预规划相联系。
• He left the matter to clarify gradually by itself.
  他让此事的真相逐渐自行澄清。
• We hope this helps to clarify the situation.
  我们希望这有助后澄清事态。
• A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation.
  一位银行发言人未能把情况解释清楚。
• For now, I will clarify some of my initial commitments and outline some plans for this year.
  眼下，我将澄清我的一些初步承诺并概述今年的一些计划。
• It is helpful for our country's lawmaking correctly to clarify the misunderstanding on the matter.
  澄清对这一问题的错误认识，将有助于我国在这方面的正确立法。