clarify

英 [ˈklærəfaɪ]

美 [ˈklærəfaɪ]

v. 使更清晰易懂; 阐明; 澄清; (尤指通过加热使黄油)纯净，净化

过去分词：clarified　现在分词：clarifying　第三人称单数：clarifies　过去式：clarified　

Collins.2 / BNC.4552 / COCA.5050

牛津词典

verb

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。
（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

verb

make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
1. clarify the butter
2. clarify beer
make clear and (more) comprehensible
1. clarify the mystery surrounding her death
Synonym:clear upelucidate

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。
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。
He left the matter to clarify gradually by itself.
他让此事的真相逐渐自行澄清。
Let me clarify this for you.
让我向你们中不了解的情况的人澄清一下。
Please have a confirm and clarify it.
请已确认和澄清。
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；
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。
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。
I came to clarify the situation to you.
我来是为了向你阐明形势。
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。