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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

explanation [εksplə'neɪʃən]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] explanation (for) (reason) (对…的)解释
  2. 2. noun [c] explanation (of) (description) (…的)说明

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

explanation [ˌekspləˈneɪʃən]
  1. 1. n.[c] 解释性说法,说明性文字
    He didn't give an explanation why he wanted the inquiry stopped.
    没有解释为什么想要调查停下来
    The explanation was very simple.
    那个解释非常简单
  2. 2. n.[u] 思考考量
    He doesn't have an explanation for the failures.
    他未对这几次失败做出任何解释
  3. 3. n.[u] 解释说明剖白
    There is no simple explanation for these results.
    这些结果无法简单解释清楚
    I heard his explanation of the accident.
    听说了他对事故解释

Collins English-English Dictionary

explanation ["εksplə'neɪʃən]
  1. 1. n the act or process of explaining
  2. 2. n a statement or occurrence that explains
  3. 3. n a clarification of disputed terms or points; reconciliation

Examples

a pellucid explanation
清楚的解释
his weary explanation
他的令人厌烦的解释
His explanation was so quick that I barely understood it.
他解释得太快了,我都没太听懂。
If the explanation is right, two things follow...
如果这一解释正确的话,两件事情必然发生…
Vincent interrupted his teacher's explanation twice, which made the teacher unhappy.
文森特两次打断了老师的讲解,这让老师很不高兴。

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