Explain your feelings to your partner and make clear your need for support.

向你的伴侣说明你的感觉，明确表示你需要支持。

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To make clear the meaning of; explain.

阐明，说明使…的意思清楚；解释。

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I didn't really explain because I didn't know how I could make myself clear that I wasn't mocking him.

我当时没有解释，因为当时不知道应该如何来说明我不是在嘲笑他。

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With little public support for the spending cuts and tax hikes needed to cut the deficit, few lawmakers are willing to make those tough votes absent a clear, easy-to explain, economic payoff.

FORBES: A Budget Deal Is Staring Them In The Face. Here's Why Congress Won't Take It In 2013.