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clarify

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v.澄清,阐明

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动词过去式:clarified 过去分词:clarified 现在分词:clarifying 第三人称单数:clarifies 名词:clarifica-tion

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clarify


/'klærɪfaɪ; `klærə,faɪ/
v (pt, pp -fied)
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become clear or easier to understand (使某事物)清楚易懂; 澄清
*clarify a remark, statement 澄清一项意见、声明
* I hope that what I say will clarify the situation. 我希望我说的话能澄清这一情况.
2 [Tn] remove impurities from (fats), eg by heating 除去(油脂)中的杂质(如用加热法)
*clarified butter 已除去杂质的黄油.

clarify


v past tense and past participleclarifiedpresent participleclarifyingthird person singularclarifies [T]

[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: clarifier, from Late Latin clarificare, from Latin clarus; CLEAR1]
formal to make something clearer or easier to understand
clarification
clarify issues/a statement/matters etc
 Could you clarify one or two points for me?
 Reporters asked him to clarify his position (=say exactly what his beliefs are) on welfare reform.
clarify how/what etc
 The report aims to clarify how these conclusions were reached.
to make something cleaner or purer by heating it
 clarified butter