解嘲

解嘲
jiěcháo

to try to cover up in an embarrassing situation

3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to try to cover up in an embarrassing situation

    • He tried to make a joke of it, but nobody believed him.

  2. verb

    to justify oneself

    • He tried to explain it away with a joke.

  3. verb

    to find excuses

    • He tried to make a joke to cover up his embarrassment.

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Use a knife to separate horns from an ox — that's the meaning of "resolve" (to take apart, to decompose).

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