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| 单词 | expostulate |
| 释义 | ex·pos·tu·late (ĭk-spŏschə-lāt′)v. ex·pos·tu·lat·ed, ex·pos·tu·lat·ing, ex·pos·tu·lates v.intr. To reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct; remonstrate. See Synonyms at object. v.tr. To say in protest; object: "[He] expostulated that they had every right to hold a street meeting" (Pierre Berton). [Latin expostulāre, expostulāt- : ex-, intensive pref.; see EX- + postulāre, to demand; see prek- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ex·pos′tu·lation n. ex·postu·la′tor n. ex·postu·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē), ex·postu·la′tive adj. |
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