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.- 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。 - 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。
- He evaded her questions about the war and tried to explain away the atrocities...
双语例句
- Don't try to explain away the situation. If you have made mistakes, just admit them.
不要再分辩了，有错误就承认嘛！ - The dip in orders is that rare piece of bad business news that companies may not be able to explain away by citing the struggling economy.
现在，许多问题都可以用经济低迷来解释，而套餐购买量减少却是少数几个例外之一。 - 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。 - My mind went into such a spin-control mode, trying to explain away what he'd said.
我的脑子立即进入扭转控制阶段，试图为他的话进行解密。 - That has not deterred economists from trying to explain away the 17th-century Dutch tulip mania as a rational reflection of an acute imbalance of supply and demand for rare bulbs: no matter that the price of garden variety tulips went through the roof, too.
这并没有阻碍经济学家对17世纪荷兰郁金香泡沫进行辩解，称其是稀有花卉供求急性失衡的合理反映，尽管普通郁金香的价格当时也出现飙升。 - Explain away late arrival by blaming it on traffic jam.
迟到的人喜欢把原因归结为交通阻塞。 - For a man to excuse himself in this way and stop listening is much better than trying to explain away her hurt.
男人这样先行道歉及停止倾听，比试图去分析她的伤害好得多。 - He tried to explain away the stains on the carpet.
他试图对地毯上的污点进行辩解。 - To some degree, we may be able to literally explain away many devastating physical problems.
从某个程度来说，我们也许可以真正地将许多破坏性的身体问题通过解释给消除。 - 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。