BEP 35 INT – Meetings: Clarifying Meaning

In BEP 34, we talked about clarifying¹ what was said , for example, “What did you just say? I didn’t catch that.”

In today’s Business English Pod lesson, we’ll look at clarifying what was meant, for example, “What do you mean by that?” or “What I’m trying to say is…” Clarifying the meaning is an important part of all communication because it helps us avoid misunderstanding.

1 clarifying   

v.使清楚，澄清( clarify的现在分词 )；（尤指通过加热使黄油）纯净；说明；使（头脑、神智等）清醒

参考例句：

• I'd like to know what else needs clarifying. 我想知道还有什么需要澄清。 来自辞典例句
• There are considerable difficulties in clarifying the procedures appropriate for testing such assertions. 要说清楚适宜于检验这种主张的程序是相当困难的。 来自辞典例句