make oneself clear 使明確
make oneself+形容詞/分詞/副詞形態(tài)表示“自己陷入某種狀態(tài)”。make oneself clear是讓對方再次確認(rèn)有沒有明白自己的話,可以用understood替代clear。
例句:
Do I make myself clear?
清楚我說的話了嗎?
I didn't make myself clear. Let me say that again.
我沒說清楚。重新說一遍吧。
Can he make himself understood in Japanese?
他能聽懂一些日語嗎?
Come in and make yourself at home.
進(jìn)來吧,當(dāng)成自己家就行。
對話:
A: No one understood what Jim was saying.
沒人聽得懂吉姆說的話。
B: He must make himself clear to all of us.
他必須讓我們所有人都明白才行。