辩解

nǐ wú lùn zěn me biàn jiě dōu shì méi yǒu yòng de

你无论怎么辩解都是没有用的。

It is futile trying to explain it away.

tā wèi zì jǐ de shī wù biàn jiě

她为自己的失误辩解。

She was on the defensive about her mistakes.

cuò le jiù shì cuò le bù yào biàn jiě

错了就是错了，不要辩解。

A mistake is a mistake. Don't try to explain it away.

wèi shī bài biàn jiě

为失败辩解

explain away a failure

duō fāng biàn jiě

多方辩解

try many different ways to vindicate oneself

cóng zhèng de rén dōu shàn yú wèi zì jǐ biàn jiě fǎn bó bié rén de pī píng

从政的人都善于为自己辩解，反驳别人的批评。

Politicians are skilled at defending themselves against their critics.