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(duì)方再次確認(rèn)有沒(méi)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(shuō)的話了嗎?
I didn't make myself clear. Let me say that again.
我沒(méi)說(shuō)清楚。重新說(shuō)一遍吧。
Can he make himself understood in Japanese?
他能聽(tīng)懂一些日語(yǔ)嗎?
Come in and make yourself at home.
進(jìn)來(lái)吧,當(dāng)成自己家就行。
對(duì)話:
A: No one understood what Jim was saying.
沒(méi)人聽(tīng)得懂吉姆說(shuō)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。