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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Collins.2 / BNC.4552 / COCA.5050

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

• These new profiles clarify some minor points, and more clearly define attachments.
  这些新概要阐明了一些小要点，更明确地定义了附件。
• Desiring to harmonize and clarify rules of origin;
  期望协调和澄清原产地规则；
• Please have a confirm and clarify it.
  请已确认和澄清。
• 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。
• 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。
• However, further studies are needed to clarify this.
  不过，还需作进一步研究来澄清这一点。
• 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？
• Let me clarify this for you.
  让我向你们中不了解的情况的人澄清一下。
• Other issues will need intensive consultation and study to clarify.
  其它问题需要深入的磋商和研究。
• 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。