elaborate
elaborate 英 [ɪˈlæbərət] 美 [ɪˈlæbəret]
adj. 精心制作的； v. 精心制作；详细阐述
进行时:elaborating 过去式:elaborated 过去分词:elaborated 第三人称单数:elaborates 名词复数:elaborates
- Use the adjective elaborate when you want to describe how something is very detailed or especially complicated, like a devilish prank planned out weeks in advance.
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- adj. 精心制作的；
- v. 精心制作；详细阐述
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1. elaborate designs
精心的设计
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2. She had prepared a very elaborate meal.
她做了一顿精美的饭菜。
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3. an elaborate computer system
精密的计算机系统
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4. an elaborately decorated room
精心装饰的房间
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5. She went on to elaborate her argument.
她进而详尽阐述了她的论点。
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6. He said he was resigning but did not elaborate on his reasons.
他说他准备辞职但未详细说明原因。
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7. In his plays he takes simple traditional tales and elaborates them.
他在剧本里采用了一些简单的传统故事并加以发挥。
- elaborate (adj.) 1590s, "wrought by labor," from Latin elaboratus, past participle of elaborare "to exert oneself" (see elaboration). Meaning "very detailed" is from 1620s, via notion of "produced with great care and attention to detail." Related: elaborateness.
- elaborate (v.) c. 1600, "to build up from simple elements," from Latin elaboratus, past participle of elaborare "to labor, endeavor, struggle, work out" (see elaboration). Meaning "to work out in detail" is attested from 1610s. Related: Elaborated; elaborating.
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