Did he have anything to say in explanation of his behavior?

他对自己的行为做过什么解释吗？

youdao

He has given a very clear explanation of his remarks and the context in which they were made.

他对他的评论以及作出那些评论的情境已经作了非常清楚详细的说明。

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I'm rather in doubt about his explanation of this question.

我对他对这个问题的解释相当怀疑。

youdao

meaning killed. The Random House Historical Dictionary of Slang provides a possible explanation for the use of eighty-six in restaurants.

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Which is just to say, we need to offer a biological/physical explanation of what goes on in near-death experiences.

那也只不过是说,关于濒死体验我们需要给出,一个生物学或物理学的解释

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All right, so that's really all there is to thinking about valence bond theory in terms of the most simple explanation here.

好了，这就是,价电子轨道理论的,最简单的解释。

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Neither book is wholly convincing in its explanation of how America managed to mess things up so consistently for so long.

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In the subsequent explanation of votes, a number of MEPs were highly critical of the actions of the president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz.

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For a slightly more in-depth explanation of professional tasting, consultant editor Michael Jackson, an expert modest enough to recognize that his word on the subject was far from Gospel, shared his approach in Whisky Magazine.

BBC: A guide to the lingo and history of whiskey