explain away

英 [ɪkˈspleɪn əˈweɪ]

美 [ɪkˈspleɪn əˈweɪ]

为…辩解; 搪塞

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 为…辩解；搪塞
  If someoneexplains awaya 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• His desperate efforts to explain away his remarks were unsuccessful.
  他对自己的话拼命辩解也无济于事。
• You will find it difficult to explain away your use of such offensive language.
  你使用这样无礼的语言是很难说得过去的。
• The dip in orders is that rare piece of bad business news that companies may not be able to explain away by citing the struggling economy.
  现在，许多问题都可以用经济低迷来解释，而套餐购买量减少却是少数几个例外之一。
• But he does not just admit oneself is, always tries to explain away for oneself.
  可是他偏偏却不承认自己是，总会为自己辩解。
• Don't try to explain away the situation. If you have made mistakes, just admit them.
  不要再分辩了，有错误就承认嘛！
• 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。
• For a man to excuse himself in this way and stop listening is much better than trying to explain away her hurt.
  男人这样先行道歉及停止倾听，比试图去分析她的伤害好得多。
• She managed to explain away my doubts.
  她的解释消除了我的怀疑。
• He tried to explain away the stains on the carpet.
  他试图对地毯上的污点进行辩解。
• 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。