clarify

clarify
[ˈklarɪfʌɪ]
(-ies, -ied)
[with obj.]
  1. make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible
    澄清,阐明,讲清(陈述,情况,形势)
    the report managed to clarify the government's position.
    报告努力阐明了政府的立场。
  2. [often as adj.clarified]melt (butter) in order to separate out the impurities
    烧熔(黄油)以清除杂质
派生
clarification
noun
clarificatory
adjective
clarifier
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (in the senses 'set forth clearly' and 'make pure and clean'): from Old French clarifier, from late Latin clarificare, from Latin clarus 'clear'
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