clarify

verb

1. 使更清晰易懂；阐明；澄清
   to make sth clearer or easier to understand
   1. to clarify a situation/problem/issue
      澄清情况 / 问题
   2. I hope this clarifies my position .
      我希望这能阐明我的立场。
   3. She asked him to clarify what he meant.
      她要他说清楚他是什么意思。
2. （尤指通过加热使黄油）纯净，净化
   to make sth, especially butter, pure by heating it
   1. clarified butter
      已净化的黄油

1. VERB 阐明;阐释;说明
   To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
   1. Thank you for writing and allowing me to clarify the present position...
      谢谢你的来信，并允许我阐明目前的立场。
   2. A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation.
      一位银行发言人未能把情况解释清楚。

1. The Foreign Secretary's remarks clarify an ambiguous statement issued earlier this week.
   外交大臣的话对本周较早时候发表的一份模棱两可的声明作出了澄清。
2. Thank you for writing and allowing me to clarify the present position
   谢谢你的来信，并允许我阐明目前的立场。
3. A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation.
   一位银行发言人未能把情况解释清楚。
4. The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues.
   本次初步会议的目标是澄清这些问题。
5. You won't be involved if you clarify things.
   你只要把问题说清楚就没事儿。
6. He issued a statement to clarify the situation.
   他发表了一项声明以澄清情况。
7. He left the matter to clarify gradually by itself.
   他让此事的真相逐渐自行澄清。
8. A few words will be enough to clarify things.
   只消几句话就可以说清楚。
9. These new profiles clarify some minor points, and more clearly define attachments.
   这些新概要阐明了一些小要点，更明确地定义了附件。
10. It is used to clarify, confirm, and document the environment in which the system operates.
    系统上下文用于对系统所在的操作环境进行澄清、确认和编写文档说明。
11. This sounds much more complex than it is, so I'll show an example to clarify this concept.
    这听起来要复杂多了，因此我要通过一个示例来阐明该概念。
12. I came to clarify the situation to you.
    我来是为了向你阐明形势。
13. I want to clarify a point I had made.
    我希望就我之前所说的那点做一下澄清。
14. However, the new figures clarify and qualify the productivity story in important ways.
    然而，新数字从重要方面对生产率故事进行了澄清和限定。
15. We need to clarify and demystify how health systems link usefully to health intervention programmes.
    我们需要澄清和阐明卫生系统如何有益地与卫生干预规划相联系。
16. It is helpful for our country's lawmaking correctly to clarify the misunderstanding on the matter.
    澄清对这一问题的错误认识，将有助于我国在这方面的正确立法。
17. But further genetic analysis and study should help to clarify these early migrations.
    但是更多的遗传基因分析和研究应该会有助于理清这些早期的移民情况。
18. On that occasion I had asked a question of the judge that had helped clarify things.
    我问了法官一个问题，帮助澄清了事情。
19. Could you clarify exactly what you said to our British colleagues?
    你能澄清你到底对我们的英国同仁说了些什么吗？
20. For now, I will clarify some of my initial commitments and outline some plans for this year.
    眼下，我将澄清我的一些初步承诺并概述今年的一些计划。
21. However, further studies are needed to clarify this.
    不过，还需作进一步研究来澄清这一点。
22. This study clarify the content and measurement of strategic orientation by reviewing its research perspectives and methods.
    本文对战略导向的研究角度和方法进行了梳理，明晰了战略导向的内涵和测量方法；
23. Let me clarify this for you.
    让我向你们中不了解的情况的人澄清一下。
24. Please have a confirm and clarify it.
    请已确认和澄清。
25. Can you please clarify what this is?
    能否请你澄清这是什么？
26. And just to clarify, I do not mean the entire navigation pane.
    和我只想澄清，我并不意味着整个导航窗格。
27. Desiring to harmonize and clarify rules of origin;
    期望协调和澄清原产地规则；
28. Shall we clarify the relations between the media, the public and the government on this matter?
    就这个事件，我们是否可以讨论一下媒体和民众、政府间的关系。
29. Other issues will need intensive consultation and study to clarify.
    其它问题需要深入的磋商和研究。
30. We hope this helps to clarify the situation.
    我们希望这有助后澄清事态。

verb

1. make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
   1. clarify the butter
   2. clarify beer

2. make clear and (more) comprehensible
   1. clarify the mystery surrounding her death

   Synonym:    clear upelucidate