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clarify vt.澄清；阐明；净化 (1) 这些简要的评论可以澄清事实。(2) 老师的说明澄清了困扰的问题。(3) 请你把你的问题说清楚好吗？(4) 她要他说清楚他是什么意思。(5) 你在水里加一点明矾就能使水净化。 Clarify and clear are related, of course, and clear means you can see right through it. If you clarify your intention or your meaning, others will understand it clearly. If you aren't clear at the outset, you might find the need to clarify what you want later.

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英 ['klærəfaɪ] 美 ['klærəfaɪ] (1) These brief remarks may serve to clarify the fact.(2) The teacher's explanation clarified the puzzling problem.(3) Would you please clarify your question?(4) She asked him to clarify what he meant.(5) You can clarify the water by adding a little alum. Clarify means to clear up confusion and make it all understandable. In a heart-breaking text, she clarified that she never ever wanted to see him again. It's also means to remove impurities in a liquid; you clarify butter by gently heating it. 1[VERB 动词]阐明；阐释；说明 To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]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。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。clarificationThe union has written to Zurich asking for clarification of the situation.该联盟已致函苏黎世，要求将情况解释清楚。

英语单词	clarify
英美音标	英 ['klærəfaɪ] 美 ['klærəfaɪ]
中文释义	vt.澄清；阐明；净化
英语例句	(1) These brief remarks may serve to clarify the fact. (2) The teacher's explanation clarified the puzzling problem. (3) Would you please clarify your question? (4) She asked him to clarify what he meant. (5) You can clarify the water by adding a little alum.
中文例句	(1) 这些简要的评论可以澄清事实。 (2) 老师的说明澄清了困扰的问题。 (3) 请你把你的问题说清楚好吗？ (4) 她要他说清楚他是什么意思。 (5) 你在水里加一点明矾就能使水净化。
vocabulary简明	Clarify means to clear up confusion and make it all understandable. In a heart-breaking text, she clarified that she never ever wanted to see him again. It's also means to remove impurities in a liquid; you clarify butter by gently heating it.
vocabulary扩展	Clarify and clear are related, of course, and clear means you can see right through it. If you clarify your intention or your meaning, others will understand it clearly. If you aren't clear at the outset, you might find the need to clarify what you want later.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]阐明；阐释；说明 To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] 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。 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。 clarification The union has written to Zurich asking for clarification of the situation. 该联盟已致函苏黎世，要求将情况解释清楚。

Clarify Means Clear Clarified Make Situation Clarification 英