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explain away

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    explain away (explaining,explained,explains)

  • 1. PHRASAL VERB 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. 爲…辯解

    He evaded her questions about the war and tried to explain away the atrocities. 他廻避了她關於戰爭的提問，試圖爲其暴行辯解。

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