| 单词 | elaborate |
| 释义 | elaborate (once / 246 pages) 1adjv 2v 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. The adjective elaborate is used to describe when something is planned with a lot of attention to detail or when something is intricate or detailed itself. The word comes from the Latin elaborare, which means "to produce by labor" but it has come to mean a lot of labor, especially work that is very complicated and precise. To imagine this word, think of a painting with lots of flourishes or a story with many sub-plots and characters that all fit together in extensive ways. WORD FAMILYelaborate: elaborated, elaborately, elaborateness, elaborates, elaborating, elaboration, inelaborate, unelaborate+/elaborated: unelaborated/elaboration: elaborations/unelaborate: unelaborately USAGE EXAMPLESWealthy businessmen and officials were purchasing elaborate carvings as luxurious gifts or, in some cases, bribes. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Fernyhough writes that his most elaborate inner conversations occur when he is dealing with an ethical dilemma. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) He said he would disclose some information on the issue on Tuesday or Wednesday, without elaborating. Reuters(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1adj marked by complexity and richness of detail an elaborate lace pattern Syn luxuriant, ornate fancy not plain; decorative or ornamented 2adj developed or executed with care and in minute detail "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan Syn detailed, elaborated careful exercising caution or showing care or attention 3v add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper dilate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, 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, expound, 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 4v work out in detail elaborate a plan Syn|Hyper work out work out, work up come up with develop, make grow cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development 5v make more complex, intricate, or richer 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper complicate, rarify, refine involve make complex or intricate or complicated developelaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme sophisticatemake more complex or refined alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation v produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product The bee elaborates honey Hyper create, make, produce create or manufacture a man-made product |
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