explanation
释义
n.说明；解释
出现位置
初中-北师大版 · 北师大版八年级英语上册 · Unit 1 Communication Workshop
例句（20 条）
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Her explanation did not satisfy the teacher.
她的解释没有让老师信服。
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I'd like an explanation.
我想要一个解释。
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Generations of students have learned to parrot the standard explanations.
一届又一届的学生学会了鹦鹉学舌般地重复标准的解释。
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Dissatisfaction with conventional explanations for dinosaur extinctions led to a surprising observation that, in turn, has suggested a new hypothesis.
人们对恐龙灭绝的传统解释感到不满，导致了一个令人惊讶的发现，转而引发了新的假设。
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Was it his fault or not? Either way, an explanation is due.
是他的错或不是？无论是不是，都得有个解释。
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He was about to offer an explanation, but she was beginning to laugh.
他刚要加以解释，她就开始笑起来了。
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Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple grey dress, looked pleased with this explanation.
韦尔蒂身材苗条，穿着一件简单的灰色连衣裙，坐在房间的沙发上，看上去对这个解释很满意。
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There are several possible explanations.
有几种合理的解释。
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It seems quite unlikely that any of these was an indoor temperature—a particularly chilly breeze is a more plausible explanation.
这些似乎都不太可能是室内温度造成的——更合理的解释是有一阵特别寒冷的微风。
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In this case, push explanations dominate.
在这种情况下，推力的解释占上风。
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The Gryphon said in an impatient tone, "explanations take such a dreadful time."
鹰头怪不耐烦地说：“解释太费时间。”
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Another offers the more mundane explanation that indigo deters mosquitoes.
另外一种更平常的解释是，青紫色可以阻吓蚊子。
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Some research suggests that the explanation for rising rates of mortality, mental-health problems, and addiction among poorly-educated, middle-aged people is a shortage of well-paid jobs.
某项研究表明，在受教育程度低的中年人当中，死亡、心理健康问题以及染上毒瘾的比例不断上升，要归因于缺乏高薪水的工作。
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Perhaps one explanation for her mistakes is that she cut short her Suriname trip after getting sick, and completed the book at home in Amsterdam.
对于她的失误的一种解释可能是：生病后，她缩短了苏里南之旅，并在阿姆斯特丹的家中完成了这本书。
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I am not satisfied with your explanation and intend to take the matter further.
我对你的解释不满意，打算进一步探讨这个问题。
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The only clear explanation is that humans caused the extinction of the various mammal species through excessive hunting.
唯一明确的解释是人类的过度捕猎导致了各种哺乳动物的灭绝。
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My explanation was cut off by loud protests.
我的解释被强烈的抗议声打断了。
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There is only one explanation for that at the molecular level, which is a common ancestor.
对分子水平只有一种解释，那就是共同的祖先。
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The big one's an explanation of how this sitcom triumphed over this country's ingrained dislike of intellectuals to become a mass-appeal hit.
主要看法是这部情景喜剧是如何克服美国人对知识分子根深蒂固的厌恶，受到民众普遍欢迎的。
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Science may be able to provide some explanations of paranormal phenomena.
科学也许能够为超自然现象提供一些解释。