These are excuses which the Left might deploy to explain away failure.这些都是左派可能用来为失败辩解的借口。

They bend over backwards to explain away inconsistencies.他们拼命为这些不一致作出辩解。

I had noticed blood on my husband's clothing but he explained it away.我注意到丈夫衣服上有血迹, 但他搪塞过去了。