clarify

['klærifai]

vt.澄清, 阐明, 净化

vt.

1. 澄清; 阐明

He clarified his stand on the issue.

他澄清了他在该问题上的立场。

His explanation clarified the mystery.

他的说明解开了这个谜。

2. 净化

It requires of us great efforts to clarify sewage in cities.

净化城市的污水需要我们很大的努力。

3. 使清楚, 使清醒

My mind was clarified on this issue.

对这个问题我的头脑变得清楚了。

vi.

1. 得到澄清; 变得明晰

His muddled brain suddenly clarified.

他糊涂的头脑突然清醒过来。

2. 得到净化

词形变化

名词: clarifica-tion | 动词过去式: clarified | 动词过去分词: clarified | 动词现在分词: clarifying | 动词第三人称单数: clarifies |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.澄清; 阐明

explain  refine  simplify  make clear  

同义参见:

expound  show  unfold  interpret  purify  amplify  demonstrate  define  enlighten  specify  illustrate  illuminate  

反义参见:

confuse  

英英释义

动词 clarify:

make clear and (more) comprehensible

同义词：clear up, elucidate

make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

补充

clarifyclarify英:[ˈklærifai] 美:[ˈklærəˌfaɪ]vt. & vi.1.使清楚; 澄清His mind suddenly clarified.他的头脑突然清醒起来。

例句

1. Thank you for writing and allowing me to clarify the present position.感谢你来信, 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。 3. a hair care product that helps to clarify impurities一种有助于净化杂质的护发产品 4. A much easier way of clarifying the butter is to pass it through a clean tea towel or damp cheesecloth after melting.净化黄油有一种简单得多的方法, 就是将其融化后用干净的茶巾或潮湿的干酪包布过滤。 5. Can you clarify this long sentence?你能把这个长句子解释清楚吗? 6. He issued a statement to clarify the situation.他发表了一项声明以澄清形势。 7. You can clarify the water by adding a little alum.你在水里加一点明矾就能使水净化。 8. The cool autumn wind clarified my mind.凉爽的秋风使我的头脑清醒过来。 9. The cloudy solution clarified quickly.混浊的溶液很快就澄清了。 10. He left the matter to clarify gradually by itself.他任凭此事逐渐自行大白于天下。 11. His mind suddenly clarified.他的脑子突然清醒过来。 12. the report managed to clarify the government's position.报告努力阐明了政府的立场。 13. I hope that what I say will clarify the situation.我希望我说的话可以把情况澄清一下。 14. Can you clarify exactly what it is you're proposing?你能明确阐述一下你的提议吗？ 15. Her explanation did not clarify matters much.她的解释并没有使事情清楚多少。 16. The president was forced to clarify his position on the issue.总统被迫表明自己在这一问题上的立场。 17. The committee clarified the manager's duties.委员会明确了经理的职责。 18. a substance used to clarify wine用于提纯红葡萄酒的物质 19. Your argument needs some clarification.你的论点需要进一步的阐述。 20. The newspaper printed a clarification [=a statement making the facts clearer] about yesterday's story.这家报纸刊文澄清了昨天的报道。 21. clarified butter [=butter that is made purer by a process that involves heating it]提纯的黄油 22. water clarifiers净水器