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

• On that occasion I had asked a question of the judge that had helped clarify things.
  我问了法官一个问题，帮助澄清了事情。
• A few words will be enough to clarify things.
  只消几句话就可以说清楚。
• 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。
• You won't be involved if you clarify things.
  你只要把问题说清楚就没事儿。
• 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。
• However, the new figures clarify and qualify the productivity story in important ways.
  然而，新数字从重要方面对生产率故事进行了澄清和限定。
• 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。
• Could you clarify exactly what you said to our British colleagues?
  你能澄清你到底对我们的英国同仁说了些什么吗？
• However, further studies are needed to clarify this.
  不过，还需作进一步研究来澄清这一点。
• Let me clarify this for you.
  让我向你们中不了解的情况的人澄清一下。