英语词汇“flesh out”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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When you flesh out an argument or an idea, you add more details to it, giving it more substance. Your English teacher might ask you to flesh out the rough draft of your essay.

While it's possible to flesh out a speech or a conversation, it's more common to find this phrase referring to written work. A poet's editor might tell her to flesh out a certain section of a poem, or you might flesh out the core of your argument in a story you hope to publish in a magazine. Flesh out is believed to come from the idea of adding flesh, physical substance, to a skeleton or a frame.

WORD FAMILY

flesh out: fleshes out, fleshing out

USAGE EXAMPLES

The Texas court could not be faulted, he said, for turning to one psychological manual rather than another to flesh out the first two parts.

Economist(Dec 01, 2016)

But it is unlikely that her actions will make much difference, let alone flesh out a distinctive brand of Mayism.

Economist(Dec 01, 2016)

Let it cool, then cut it in half lengthwise and use a spoon to scoop the eggplant’s flesh out of the skin.

Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016)

v 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, expound, lucubrate

abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

cut, edit, edit out

cut and assemble the components of

detail

provide details for

exposit, expound, set forth

state

exemplify, illustrate, instance

clarify by giving an example of

particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify

be specific about

depict, describe, draw

give a description of

premise

set forth beforehand, often as an explanation

spell out

make explicit; specify in detail

clarify, clear up, elucidate

make clear and (more) comprehensible

1v make fat or plump

Syn|Hyper

fat, fatten, fatten out, fatten up, fill out, plump, plump out

alter, change, modify

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

2v become round, plump, or shapely

The young woman is fleshing out

Syn|Hyper

fill out, round

gain, put on

increase (one's body weight)

单词	flesh out
释义	flesh out (once / 35388 pages) 1v 2v When you flesh out an argument or an idea, you add more details to it, giving it more substance. Your English teacher might ask you to flesh out the rough draft of your essay. While it's possible to flesh out a speech or a conversation, it's more common to find this phrase referring to written work. A poet's editor might tell her to flesh out a certain section of a poem, or you might flesh out the core of your argument in a story you hope to publish in a magazine. Flesh out is believed to come from the idea of adding flesh, physical substance, to a skeleton or a frame. WORD FAMILY flesh out: fleshes out, fleshing out USAGE EXAMPLES The Texas court could not be faulted, he said, for turning to one psychological manual rather than another to flesh out the first two parts. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) But it is unlikely that her actions will make much difference, let alone flesh out a distinctive brand of Mayism. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) Let it cool, then cut it in half lengthwise and use a spoon to scoop the eggplant’s flesh out of the skin. Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016) 1 v 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, expound, lucubrate abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten reduce in scope while retaining essential elements cut, edit, edit out cut and assemble the components of detail provide details for exposit, expound, set forth state exemplify, illustrate, instance clarify by giving an example of particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify be specific about depict, describe, draw give a description of premise set forth beforehand, often as an explanation spell out make explicit; specify in detail clarify, clear up, elucidate make clear and (more) comprehensible 2 1v make fat or plump Syn\|Hyper fat, fatten, fatten out, fatten up, fill out, plump, plump out alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2v become round, plump, or shapely The young woman is fleshing out Syn\|Hyper fill out, round gain, put on increase (one's body weight)
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