explain away

基本解釋

I never made a mistake in my life; at least, never one that I couldn’t explain away afterwards.
我的一生中從來沒有犯過錯(cuò)誤；至少?zèng)]有事后解釋不清的錯(cuò)誤。
Some researchers have started using it to explain away the twin cosmological mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
一些研究者已經(jīng)開始利用它來解釋暗物質(zhì)和暗能量這兩個(gè)伴生的宇宙學(xué)之謎。
The idea of a Nilotic invasion was a way to explain away the existence of sophisticated kingdoms in the heart of Africa.
尼羅河人入侵的說法是為何在非洲心臟地帶存在如此復(fù)雜的王國的一種解釋而已。

I'm not the kind of person who makes it his business to try to explain away those things in physicalist, naturalistic, materialistic, scientific terms.
我不是那種,喜歡用物理主義,自然主義,唯物主義的科學(xué)角度,來解釋東西的人
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Differences in accounting standards often explain away some differences in valuation between U.S. and foreign stocks.
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Just imagine how a smooth-talking Streeter could explain away a lousy year in other fields.
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So they have come up with their own creative conspiracy theory to explain away the improvement.
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If someone explains away a mistake or a bad situation they are responsible for, they try to indicate that it is unimportant or that it is not really their fault.