为…辩解[搪塞]; 敷衍搪塞; 声辩
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1. He explained away the children's fears.
他通过解释消除了孩子们的恐惧。
2. She tried to explain away the missing money.
她试图为丢失的钱辩解。
1. 搪塞,把...解释过去：gloss 掩饰;使有光泽 | explain away 搪塞,把...解释过去 | complementary 补充的
2. 解释：expiry 满期 | explain away 解释 | explain oneself 说明自己的意图
3. 鲁莽,把...解释已往：gloss 掩饰;使有光泽 | explain away 鲁莽,把...解释已往 | complementary 补充的
4. 为...辩解：→ explain 解释,说明 | explain away 为...辩解 | Explain away late arrival by blaming it on traffic jam. 迟到的人喜欢把原因归结为交通阻塞.
1. 为…辩解；搪塞
If someone explains away a mistake or a bad situation they are responsible for, they try to indicate that it is unimportant or that it is not really their fault.
e.g. He evaded her questions about the war and tried to explain away the atrocities...
他回避了她有关战争的问题，极力为那些暴行辩解。
e.g. I had noticed blood on my husband's clothing but he explained it away.
我注意到丈夫的衣服上有血迹，但是被他搪塞过去了。
1. The authorities can cite technical factors to explain away the gap, but they must do more if they want to dispel public doubt.
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2. Yao's absence alone cannot explain away China's losses to Australia and Slovenia during last week's tournament.
3. Don't use the " Made in China " label as an excuse to avoid expanding overseas or to explain away overseas failures.
4. But some data are really odd, and " public misunderstanding " is not able to explain it away.
5. This is a tall tale told to American children to explain how far away China is.
6. It's easier to explain why Bush hasn't pulled away from Kerry.
7. This could explain why we believe explosions from firecrackers can drive away demons or evil things.
8. Before I had a chance to explain myself, the same surly woman started to shoo me away.