clarify
verb[T]
uk/ˈklær.ɪ.faɪ/us/ˈkler.ə.faɪ/clarifyverb[T](EXPLAIN)
C1
to make somethingclearoreasiertounderstandby giving moredetailsor asimplerexplanation:
澄清;阐明;使更清晰易懂Could you clarify the firstpointplease? I don'tunderstanditcompletely.请你把第一点再阐释一下,好吗?我没有完全明白。
Thepositionof allshareholderswill be clarified nextmonthwhen wefinalizeourproposals.下月我们将计划书定下后,所有股东的立场便清晰明了了。
to explain something
- explainCan you explain that again?
- clarifyLet me just clarify what I mean here.
- defineYour responsibilities are clearly defined in the contract.
- set outYour contract will set out the terms of your employment.
- set forthThe terms of the statute are set forth in Section I, Article 3.
- spell outThey sent me a letter spelling out the details of the agreement.
to answer someone
- answer"Thank you", she answered.
- replyThe man replied that something was missing.
- respondWe aim to respond to all enquiries within five working days.
- reactHe reacted positively to the proposal.
- get back toI'll look into it and get back to you.
- explain"What happened?" she asked. - "There's no time to explain!" he said.
Defining & explaining
- account (tosomeone) forsomething
- accountability
- adduce
- adumbration
- annotation
- annotator
- demystify
- explicable
- explicate
- expound
- lay
- misdescribe
- miswrite
- nail
- nailsomeonedown
- non-defining
- non-descriptive
- outline
- rough
- trace
clarifyverb[T](COOKING)
food & drinkspecialized
toremovewaterandunwantedsubstancesfromfat, such asbutter, byheatingit
(通过加热黄油等脂肪)使澄清,使纯净,使净化Preparing food
- batch cooking
- biga
- bind
- boil
- butter
- buttered
- can't boil an eggidiom
- glaze
- glazed
- grate
- ingredient
- jerk
- purée
- re-season
- recipe
- rehydrate
- restuff
- toss
- whip
- zap