clarify
美音:
[´klerə´faı
]英音:
[´klerə´faı
]v.澄清,阐明
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clarify为短语/超纲词汇
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词形变化:
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
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clarificationclarify 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