参考词典中expatiate的常规释义:
基本释义
- vi. 详述,细说
词形变化
- 时 态:ex·pa·ti·at·ed, ex·pa·ti·at·ing, ex·pa·ti·ates名 词:ex·pa'ti·a'tion
参考例句
- To speak or write at great length on a subject; expatiate.
详述:就一个话题详细地说或写;详述 - He expatiated on the theme of the novel.
他阐述了那本小说的主题。
- To speak or write at great length on a subject; expatiate.
英英解释
1个动词解释
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
[同] dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate
[反] abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
[例]- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
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