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解释以淡化, 辩解以排除
to provide reasons or justifications in an attempt to dismiss or minimize the significance of something
- When confronted about the discrepancies in the report, the manager attempted to explain them away as minor errors.
当被问及报告中的差异时，经理试图将它们解释为小错误。
- The politician tried to explain away the scandal, but the public demanded more accountability.
政治家试图解释丑闻，但公众要求更多的问责制。
- The manager explained away the poor sales figures by blaming the bad weather and economic downturn.
经理通过归咎于恶劣天气和经济衰退来解释销售数据不佳的原因。
- The company's statement aimed to explain away the environmental concerns raised by activists, but the community remained skeptical.
该公司的声明旨在解释活动人士提出的环境问题，但社区仍然持怀疑态度。
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辩解, 淡化
to give reasons or excuses to make something that has happened seem less important or to avoid responsibility for it
- Despite the evidence, he tried to explain away his absence from the meeting with a last-minute excuse.
尽管有证据，他还是试图用最后一刻的借口解释他缺席会议的原因。
- He tried to explain away his mistake by saying he was tired and distracted.
他试图以疲倦和分心为由解释他的错误。
- She couldn't explain away her absence from the meeting, despite giving several excuses.
尽管给出了几个借口，她还是无法解释她缺席会议的原因。
- Instead of admitting fault, she always had a tendency to explain away her mistakes with elaborate explanations.
她非但不认错，还总是倾向于用复杂的解释来搪塞自己的错误。