clarify

英 [ˈklærəfaɪ]

美 [ˈklærəfaɪ]

v.  使更清晰易懂; 阐明; 澄清; (尤指通过加热使黄油)纯净，净化

过去分词：clarified　现在分词：clarifying　第三人称单数：clarifies　过去式：clarified　

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牛津词典

verb

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

柯林斯词典

• VERB 阐明;阐释;说明
  Toclarifysomething means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
  1. Thank you for writing and allowing me to clarify the present position...
     谢谢你的来信，并允许我阐明目前的立场。
  2. A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation.
     一位银行发言人未能把情况解释清楚。

英英释义

verb

• make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
  1. clarify the butter
  2. clarify beer
• make clear and (more) comprehensible
  1. clarify the mystery surrounding her death
  Synonym:clear upelucidate

双语例句

• We need to clarify and demystify how health systems link usefully to health intervention programmes.
  我们需要澄清和阐明卫生系统如何有益地与卫生干预规划相联系。
• Please have a confirm and clarify it.
  请已确认和澄清。
• It is helpful for our country's lawmaking correctly to clarify the misunderstanding on the matter.
  澄清对这一问题的错误认识，将有助于我国在这方面的正确立法。
• He left the matter to clarify gradually by itself.
  他让此事的真相逐渐自行澄清。
• Let me clarify this for you.
  让我向你们中不了解的情况的人澄清一下。
• The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues.
  本次初步会议的目标是澄清这些问题。
• This study clarify the content and measurement of strategic orientation by reviewing its research perspectives and methods.
  本文对战略导向的研究角度和方法进行了梳理，明晰了战略导向的内涵和测量方法；
• These new profiles clarify some minor points, and more clearly define attachments.
  这些新概要阐明了一些小要点，更明确地定义了附件。
• And just to clarify, I do not mean the entire navigation pane.
  和我只想澄清，我并不意味着整个导航窗格。
• Thank you for writing and allowing me to clarify the present position
  谢谢你的来信，并允许我阐明目前的立场。