| 单词 | expound |
| 释义 | expound (once / 1279 pages) v If given recipe directions that include "some sugar," "some onions," and "some flour" as ingredients, you might ask the cook to expound by adding measurements of how much of each to use. When you expound, you explain or provide details. Expound came into English from a 14th-century French word espondre meaning "to elaborate" or "put forth." Often when you expound something you are clarifying or giving the particulars. A more formal way to expound is to offer exposition, often going line by line to explain precise meanings in a text or legal document. WORD FAMILYexpound: expounded, expounder, expounding, expounds+/expounder: expounders/expounding: expoundings USAGE EXAMPLESDimon expounded on that this fall in an appearance before the Washington Economic Club. Washington Post(Dec 07, 2016) For hours, Castro expounded about the world, whether the CIA or the intransience of the Russians. Washington Times(Dec 03, 2016) It listed the choices of accommodations and meeting rooms and expounded on the location’s “striking prominence” at historical moments such as the Inauguration Day parade. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) 1v add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, flesh out, lucubrate abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten reduce in scope while retaining essential elements cut, edit, edit outcut and assemble the components of detail provide details for exposit, set forthstate exemplify, illustrate, instanceclarify by giving an example of particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specifybe specific about depict, describe, drawgive a description of premiseset forth beforehand, often as an explanation spell outmake explicit; specify in detail clarify, clear up, elucidate make clear and (more) comprehensible 2v state Syn|Hypo|Hyper exposit, set forth depict, describe, draw give a description of premiseset forth beforehand, often as an explanation representdescribe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality delineatedescribe in vivid detail adumbrate, outline, sketchdescribe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, flesh out, lucubrate add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing |
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