to explain away
[phrase form: explain]
01
解释以淡化, 辩解以排除
to provide reasons or justifications in an attempt to dismiss or minimize the significance of something
语法信息
形态构成
短语
动作动词
规则
可分离
小品词
away
基本动词
explain
现在时
explain away
第三人称单数
explains away
现在分词
explaining away
一般过去时
explained away
过去分词
explained away
例子
When confronted about the discrepancies in the report, the manager attempted to explain them away as minor errors.
当被问及报告中的差异时，经理试图将它们解释为小错误。
02
辩解, 淡化
to give reasons or excuses to make something that has happened seem less important or to avoid responsibility for it
例子
Despite the evidence, he tried to explain away his absence from the meeting with a last-minute excuse.
尽管有证据，他还是试图用最后一刻的借口解释他缺席会议的原因。
