elucidate

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++e·lu·ci·date /ɪˈluːsədeɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  formalEXPLAIN to explain something that is difficult to understand by providing more information 阐明，解释 SYN clarify The full picture has not yet been elucidated. 详细情况还没有解释清楚。 —elucidation /ɪˌluːsəˈdeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] —elucidatory /ɪˈluːsədətəri $ -dətɔːri/ adjective→ See Verb table

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elucidate• The cellular mechanism of action of ethanol, however, remains to be fully elucidated.• His statement confused more than it elucidated and satisfied almost no one.• The role of the courts in the constitution was further elucidated in the following cases.• The studies elucidate the history of alcohol problems in men.• Finally, we attempt to elucidate the infrastructure of current and projected associations that supports this picture, and consider its significance.• He formulated the notion to elucidate the particular problem of how scientific ideas become represented in popular consciousness.• Understanding the movement of neutrophils and the mechanisms through which they mediate tissue injury is fundamental to elucidating the pathogenesis of relapse.• This is the beginning of an explanatory mechanism which elucidates the relationship between social and aesthetic spheres.Origin elucidate (1500-1600) Late Latin elucidatus, past participle of elucidare “to make clear”

e·lu·ci·date verbChineseSyllable  

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elucidate
e‧lu‧ci‧date /ɪˈluːsədeɪt, ɪˈluːsɪdeɪt/ verb [intransitive and transitive]formal to explain something that is difficult to understand by providing more information
   SYN  clarify:
    The full picture has not yet been elucidated.
—elucidation /ɪˌluːsəˈdeɪʃən, ɪˌluːsɪˈdeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
—elucidatory /ɪˈluːsədətəri, ɪˈluːsɪdətəri $ -dətɔːri/ adjective

elu·ci·dateBrE /iˈluːsɪdeɪt/ 🔊NAmE /iˈluːsɪdeɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they elucidate BrE /iˈluːsɪdeɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /iˈluːsɪdeɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it elucidates BrE /iˈluːsɪdeɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /iˈluːsɪdeɪts/ 🔊past simple elucidated BrE /iˈluːsɪdeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /iˈluːsɪdeɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle elucidated BrE /iˈluːsɪdeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /iˈluːsɪdeɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form elucidating BrE /iˈluːsɪdeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /iˈluːsɪdeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to make sth clearer by explaining it more fully 阐明；解释；说明 SYN explain ◆~ (sth) He elucidated a point of grammar. 他解释了一个语法要点。🔊🔊◆Let me elucidate. 让我来说明一下吧。🔊🔊◆~ what, how, etc.… I will try to elucidate what I think the problems are. 我将尽力阐明我认为的问题所在。🔊🔊▸ elu·ci·da·tion BrE /iˌluːsɪˈdeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /iˌluːsɪˈdeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] ◆Their objectives and methods require further elucidation. 他们的目标和方法都需要进一步阐明。🔊🔊