explain /ik'splein/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) make plain and comprehensible
- (v.) define
Chinese translation
- v. 解释, 说明
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /ik'splein/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.89 · Common
Word forms
explained, explains, explaining
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Related words
explanation · explore · explosion · exploration · explosive · explicit · explorer · exploitation
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