explain away

英 [ɪkˈspleɪn əˈweɪ]

美 [ɪkˈspleɪn əˈweɪ]

为…辩解; 搪塞

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 为…辩解；搪塞
  If someoneexplains awaya mistake or a bad situation they are responsible for, they try to indicate that it is unimportant or that it is not really their fault.
  1. He evaded her questions about the war and tried to explain away the atrocities...
     他回避了她有关战争的问题，极力为那些暴行辩解。
  2. I had noticed blood on my husband's clothing but he explained it away.
     我注意到丈夫的衣服上有血迹，但是被他搪塞过去了。

双语例句

• He tried to explain away his lateness, but we didn't accept his excuse.
  他竭力为自己迟到辩解，但是，我们不相信他的托词。
• You will find it difficult to explain away your use of such offensive language.
  你使用这样无礼的语言是很难说得过去的。
• His desperate efforts to explain away his remarks were unsuccessful.
  他对自己的话拼命辩解也无济于事。
• These two terms, it is not hard to explain away the reasons for high prices.
  这两个词，这不是很难解释离开的原因，高价格。
• I never made a mistake in my life; at least, never one that I can not explain away afterwards.
  我一生未曾犯过错误，至少，没犯过在事后不能解释过去的错误。
• China can no longer explain away inflation as a short-term result of floods and epidemics of animal disease nor can it ignore the strains its macroeconomic policies are producing.
  中国再也无法用洪水的短期影响和牲畜传染病来解释通胀，同时也不能再对宏观经济政策造成的紧张视若无睹。
• He tried to explain away the stains on the carpet.
  他试图对地毯上的污点进行辩解。
• Method Explain away relationship between the spectra with structure characteristics of morphine Hydrochoride and caffeine.
  方法用红外光谱法有针对性地选择特征峰，探明盐酸吗啡、咖啡因红外光谱与结构的关系。
• She managed to explain away my doubts.
  她的解释消除了我的怀疑。
• He evaded her questions about the war and tried to explain away the atrocities
  他回避了她有关战争的问题，极力为那些暴行辩解。