elaborate
/ɪˈlæbərət/
adj. / v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
精心制作的;详尽的;复杂的;详细说明;详细阐述;精心制作
释义与例句
adj.
精心制作的;详尽的;复杂的
very complicated and detailed, or carefully prepared and organized
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The wedding reception was held in an elaborate hall decorated with flowers.
婚宴设在一个用鲜花精心装饰的豪华大厅里。
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She gave an elaborate explanation of how the machine worked.
她详细地解释了这台机器的工作原理。
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The detective uncovered an elaborate scheme to steal company funds.
侦探揭露了一个盗取公司资金的精心策划的阴谋。
v.
详细说明;详细阐述;精心制作
to explain or describe something in more detail, or to develop something carefully
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Could you elaborate on your reasons for leaving the job?
你能详细说明一下你离职的原因吗?
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The professor asked the student to elaborate on the key point.
教授让学生把那个要点再展开阐述一下。
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She elaborated the design over several weeks of careful work.
她花了好几周的时间精心完成了这个设计。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
elaborate 作形容词表示“精心的、复杂的”;作动词常与介词 on 搭配,elaborate on sth 表示“详细阐述某事”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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elaboration 详细说明;精心制作elaboration 是名词,指详细的说明或精心制作的成果。
同义词
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detailed 详细的;详尽的elaborate 强调复杂、精致,常带“过于繁复”的意味;detailed 仅强调内容详细、信息多,中性。Please give me a detailed report of the meeting. 请给我一份详细的会议报告。
反义词
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simple 简单的;朴素的simple 与 elaborate(复杂、精心的)在形容词含义上构成反义。I prefer a simple design without too many decorations. 我更喜欢没有太多装饰的简单设计。
常见搭配
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elaborate on 详细说明The speaker promised to elaborate on the proposal later. 发言人承诺稍后会详细说明这一提案。
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elaborate plan 详尽的计划They came up with an elaborate plan to expand the business. 他们制定了一份详尽的业务扩张计划。
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elaborate ceremony 盛大的仪式The emperor's coronation was an elaborate ceremony lasting several days. 皇帝的加冕典礼是一场持续数日的盛大仪式。