elaborate
英 [ɪˈlæbərət] 美 [ɪˈlæbəret]

vi.

详尽说明；变得复杂；

vt.

详细制定；详尽阐述；[生理学]加工；尽心竭力地做

adj.

复杂的；精心制作的；（结构）复杂的；精巧的

变形

过去式：elaborated过去分词：elaborated现在分词：elaborating第三人称单数：elaborates

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 详细制定 work out in detail
2. vt. & vi. 详尽说明 add more details to sth

adj.(形容词)

1. 复杂的; 精心制作的 very detailed and complicated; carefully prepared and finished

英英释义

elaborate[ i'læbərət, i'læbəreit ]

• v.
  • add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

    "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

    同义词：lucubrateexpatiateexpositenlargeflesh outexpandexpounddilate

  • produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product

    "The bee elaborates honey"

  • make more complex, intricate, or richer

    同义词：complicaterefinerarify

  • work out in detail

    "elaborate a plan"

    同义词：work out

• adj.
  • marked by complexity and richness of detail

    "an elaborate lace pattern"

    同义词：luxuriant

  • developed or executed with care and in minute detail

    "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"; "the carefully elaborated theme"

    同义词：detailedelaborated

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• elaborate a code精心编辑法典
• elaborate literary works精心编辑文学作品
• elaborate a plan制订计划

～+副词

• elaborate eloquently滔滔不绝地阐述
• elaborate successfully成功地拟定

～+介词

• elaborate on对…详加说明
• elaborate on a theory详细阐述某一理论
• elaborate upon the use of words详细阐述词的用法

词组短语

elaborate on详细说明

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. He launched into an elaborate explanation of his theory.
   他开始详尽地阐发他的理论。
2. Her elaborate hairstyle, to her disappointment, just amused us.
   令她失望的是,她复杂的发型只让我们感到好笑。
3. It was not the old man to indulge in elaborate preliminaries.
   这位老人向来不做那种煞费苦心的开场白。
4. She had prepared herself for a very elaborate show.
   她准备了一场非常精美的表演。

用作动词(v.)

1. She went on to elaborate her argument.
   她进而详尽阐述了她的论点。
2. Please elaborate your plan before Friday.
   请在星期五之前做出详细的计划。
3. This theory needs further elaborating.
   该理论有待进一步推敲。
4. I don't want this simple idea to elaborate as a result of discussions.
   我不想这个简单的观点经过一次次讨论之后变得复杂。

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