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

• He left the matter to clarify gradually by itself.
  他让此事的真相逐渐自行澄清。
• He issued a statement to clarify the situation.
  他发表了一项声明以澄清情况。
• 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。
• We hope this helps to clarify the situation.
  我们希望这有助后澄清事态。
• 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。
• I came to clarify the situation to you.
  我来是为了向你阐明形势。
• However, further studies are needed to clarify this.
  不过，还需作进一步研究来澄清这一点。
• Desiring to harmonize and clarify rules of origin;
  期望协调和澄清原产地规则；
• 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？
• I want to clarify a point I had made.
  我希望就我之前所说的那点做一下澄清。