"explain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

explain verbo

explain + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 136
explain things • explain matters • explain one's decision • explain one's actions • explain one's behavior • explain one's position • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 25
(1) thing, effect
Kolokacji: 2
(3) decision, choice, vote
Kolokacji: 3
(7) presence, absence, lack
Kolokacji: 3
(11) attempt, crime
Kolokacji: 2
(12) origin, name
Kolokacji: 2
(13) policy, strategy
Kolokacji: 2
(18) feeling, desire, vision, dream
Kolokacji: 4
(20) time, history, life, past
Kolokacji: 4
(22) technique, rate
Kolokacji: 2
(23) predicament, plight
Kolokacji: 2
1. explain one's predicament = wyjaśniać czyjś kłopotliwe położenie explain one's predicament
2. explain one's plight = wyjaśniać czyjś trudna sytuacja explain one's plight
  • Beyond embarrassment by now, he found the super and explained his plight.
  • Jack explained their plight to the tower and received permission to land.
  • The fishermen met journalists from the south on Saturday to explain their plight as a result of government's fishing ban.
  • I explained my plight to the woman who sold tickets at the train station, and she tried unsuccessfully to get a taxi.
  • And, of course, there's no leeway to buy books, including this one that explains their plight.
  • He awoke the other members of the party, and explained their plight.
  • Explain your plight to the receptionist and ask if there is any chance of getting into your room before the official check-in time.
  • I found a conductor and pushed my German to its limit to explain my plight.
  • I have my hands full, explaining our plight to the tower ar relaying instructions.
  • But had she reconsidered and phoned him a few minutes ago, only to discover that she did not have the courage to explain her plight?
(25) reluctance, willingness
Kolokacji: 2
verbo + explain
Kolokacji: 32
help explain • attempt to explain • try to explain • seek to explain • fail to explain • help to explain • begin to explain • need to explain • ...
explain + preposición
Kolokacji: 30
explain to • explain by • explain about • explain in • explain during • ...
explain + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 105
fully explain • partly explain • explain patiently • explained away • easily explained • clearly explain • later explain • further explain • ...

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