elucidate

英 [iˈluːsɪdeɪt]

美 [iˈluːsɪdeɪt]

v.  阐明; 解释; 说明

过去分词：elucidated　现在分词：elucidating　过去式：elucidated　第三人称单数：elucidates　复数：elucidates　

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BNC.15382 / COCA.16285

牛津词典

verb

• 阐明；解释；说明
  to make sth clearer by explaining it more fully
  1. He elucidated a point of grammar.
     他解释了一个语法要点。
  2. I will try to elucidate what I think the problems are.
     我将尽力阐明我认为问题的所在。
  3. Let me elucidate.
     让我来说明一下吧。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 阐明;解释
  If youelucidatesomething, you make it clear and easy to understand.
  1. Haig went on to elucidate his personal principle of war...
     海格继续解释他个人的战争原则。
  2. There was no need for him to elucidate.
     他不需要解释。

英英释义

verb

• make free from confusion or ambiguity
  1. Could you clarify these remarks?
  2. Clear up the question of who is at fault
  Synonym:clearclear upshed light oncrystallizecrystallisecrystalizecrystalisestraighten outsort outenlightenilluminate
• make clear and (more) comprehensible
  1. clarify the mystery surrounding her death
  Synonym:clarifyclear up

双语例句

• Please elucidate the reasons for your decision.
  请把你作出决定的理由解释清楚。
• Objective To elucidate the pathogenic genes in a pedigree with autosomal dominant ichthyosis vulgaris ( IV).
  目的研究一常染色体显性遗传寻常型鱼鳞病家系的致病基因。
• He used aphid fecundity data to elucidate the theoretical effects of antibiosis on insect population dynamics.
  他利用蚜虫繁殖力资料说明了抗生作用对虫口动态的理论效应。
• The retrospective study was performed to elucidate the chemotherapeutic effect, so as to analyze its probable prognostic factors.
  目的：分析晚期食管癌的化疗疗效，并探讨影响预后的因素。
• In order to elucidate the action mechanism of Rf gene in this system, many researchers have been contributing themselves to map and clone fertility restorer genes in recent years.
  为阐明恢复基因在这一系统中的作用机理，众多研究者开展了恢复基因的定位和克隆研究。
• The code archive contains a number of comments to help elucidate this whole process.
  代码归档包含了许多注释，可以帮助说明整个过程。
• I will try to elucidate what I think the problems are.
  我将尽力阐明我认为问题的所在。
• Objective To elucidate the growth and development of patients with Cushings syndrome ( CS) in adolescence.
  目的分析并探讨青少年库欣综合征（CS）患者的生长发育特点。
• Further research is needed to elucidate the biological mechanisms underlying the associations between pulmonary scarring, inflammation, and lung cancer.
  需要有进一步的研究以阐明肺部疤痕、炎症及肺癌之间联系的根本的生物学机制。
• In order to elucidate the tidal properties, the tidal water properties and the effects on soil was studied.
  为明确潮汐的特性，对闽江河口鳝鱼滩芦苇湿地潮水理化特征及其对湿地土壤的影响进行了探讨。