clarify

US [ˈklerɪˌfaɪ]
UK [ˈklærəfaɪ]
  • v.澄清；阐明；净化；使更清晰易懂
  • Web讲清楚；弄清；使清楚
Past Tense：clarified  Present Participle：clarifying  Simple Present：clarifies  

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clarify
v.
1.
使更清晰易懂；阐明；澄清to make sth clearer or easier to understand
to clarify a situation/problem/issue
澄清情况╱问题
I hope this clarifies my position .
我希望这能阐明我的立场。
She asked him to clarify what he meant.
她要他说清楚他是什么意思。
2.
~ sth
（尤指通过加热使黄油）纯净，净化to make sth, especially butter, pure by heating it
clarified butter
已净化的黄油

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Definition:
AllAll,澄清澄清,阐明阐明,净化净化,使更清晰易懂使更清晰易懂,讲清楚讲清楚,弄清弄清,使清楚使清楚
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
This latter definition should clarify how the first three methods have been used as building blocks within the fourth method.
后一个定义解释了为什么用前三种方法作为第四个方法中的构建块。
hòu yī gè dìng yì jiě shì le wèi shén me yòng qián sān zhǒng fāng fǎ zuò wéi dì sì gè fāng fǎ zhōng de gòu jiàn kuài 。
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2.
The English federation is going to have to clarify it with him because there is no proof at all that I have said something racist to him.
英联邦政府必须得澄清这件事，因为根本就没有证据证明我对他说了什么种族方面的东西。
yīng lián bāng zhèng fǔ bì xū děi chéng qīng zhè jiàn shì , yīn wèi gēn běn jiù méi yǒu zhèng jù zhèng míng wǒ duì tā shuō le shén me zhǒng zú fāng miàn de dōng xi 。
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3.
He says, despite its failure to produce a promised description of its nuclear activities, Pyongyang wants to clarify issues of concern.
他说，尽管平壤没有交出它所承诺的核项目清单，但是平壤希望澄清各方所关注的问题。
tā shuō , jǐn guǎn píng rǎng méi yǒu jiāo chū tā suǒ chéng nuò de hé xiàng mù qīng dān , dàn shì píng rǎng xī wàng chéng qīng gè fāng suǒ guān zhù de wèn tí 。
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4.
There's nothing wrong with asking for a moment to think about a question or asking for the interviewer to clarify the question.
没有什么不妥了一会儿说要考虑一个问题或面试官要求澄清的问题。
méi yǒu shén me bù tuǒ le yī huì er shuō yào kǎo lǜ yī gè wèn tí huò miàn shì guān yāo qiú chéng qīng de wèn tí 。
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5.
Trying to do this will help clarify the problem and test the programmer's understanding of it.
尽力这样做能够帮助阐明问题且有助于检验程序员对该问题的理解。
jìn lì zhè yàng zuò néng gòu bāng zhù chǎn míng wèn tí qiě yǒu zhù yú jiǎn yàn chéng xù yuán duì gāi wèn tí de lǐ jiě 。
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6.
President Assad did not mention a timetable, and he did not clarify on which side of the border the troops would remain after the pullback.
阿萨德并没有提出时间表，也没有说明部队将撤离到边界的哪一边。
ā sà dé bìng méi yǒu tí chū shí jiān biǎo , yě méi yǒu shuō míng bù duì jiāng chè lí dào biān jiè de nǎ yì biān 。
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Recent legislation strengthens oversight of the firms but fails to clarify the public purpose of the GSEs' portfolios, he said.
伯南克称，近期通过的法案加强了对两家公司的监管，但未能明确其投资组合的公共目标。
bó nán kè chēng , jìn qī tōng guò de fǎ àn jiā qiáng le duì liǎng jiā gōng sī de jiān guǎn , dàn wèi néng míng què qí tóu zī zǔ hé de gōng gòng mù biāo 。
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I especially encourage you to ask questions during the lectures, either to have me clarify points or to explore topics of interest to you.
我特别鼓励你们在讲座的时候提问题，既可以让我明确观点也能探讨你感兴趣的主题。
wǒ tè bié gǔ lì nǐ men zài jiǎng zuò de shí hou tí wèn tí , jì kě yǐ ràng wǒ míng què guān diǎn yě néng tàn tǎo nǐ gǎn xìng qù de zhǔ tí 。
blog.sina.com.cn
9.
Through these studies, we wish to be able to clarify the trends of the income gap in central agricultural region between farmers.
通过这些研究，希望能够弄清楚河南省农户收入差距的演变趋势。
tōng guò zhè xiē yán jiū , xī wàng néng gòu nòng qīng chǔ hé nán shěng nóng hù shōu rù chā jù de yǎn biàn qū shì 。
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As a junior guy, I did not feel it was appropriate for me to chime in and clarify or correct the interpreter.
作为一个低级别成员，我觉得自己不适合插嘴，去澄清或更正译员的错误。
zuò wéi yī gè dī jí bié chéng yuán , wǒ jué de zì jǐ bù shì hé chā zuǐ , qù chéng qīng huò gēng zhèng yì yuán de cuò wù 。
carlchi.blog.163.com
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