[ɪ'læbəreɪt][ɪ'læbəreɪt]
  • adj. 详尽的;复杂的;精心的;精美的
  • v. 详细地说明;用心制作;推敲;变得复杂
  • 记忆方法

    联想记忆法
    e-前缀加强语气 labor 劳动 ate后缀使… 使辛勤劳动——精心制作的
    还可以谐音:依赖爸为他,依赖爸为他精心制作的美食。
    词源记忆法
    e-,向外。-labor,劳动,辛苦,词源同laboratory.
      adjective(形容词)
      1. 精心计划(或制作)的;详尽的;复杂的
      verb(动词)
      1. 详尽说明;阐述

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 精心计划(或制作)的;详尽的;复杂的

      You want a plain blouse to go with that skirt – nothing too elaborate.

      你应该用一件样式简单的衬衫来配那条裙子,不要样式太复杂的。

      They're making the most elaborate preparations for the wedding.

      他们正为婚礼做极为精心周到的准备。

      He came out with such an elaborate excuse that I didn't quite believe him.

      他突然说了那么一大套理由,我不太相信他。

    verb(动词)
    1. 详尽说明;阐述

      The congresswoman said she was resigning, but refused to elaborate on her reasons for doing so.

      这位国会女议员说她要辞职,但拒绝说明辞职的原因。

    小知识

    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.

    实用短语

    1. elaborate plan

      细密的计划,精心设计的计划,细密的商量

    2. elaborate on

      详细说明,详述,详细谈论,阐明

    3. did not elaborate

      语焉不详

    4. an elaborate design

      精心的设计

    5. full of elaborate detail

      精心制作的,错综复杂的

    6. elaborate embroidery

      掺针绣,繁复的刺绣

    7. labor elaborate

      精心制作,劳动

    8. elaborate course

      精品课程

    9. elaborate parry

      精心格挡,精心闪避,精巧挡格

    常用短语

    1. elaborate on

      详细说明

    单词用法

    重要短语
    elaborate on 详细说明

    词根词缀

    前缀: e-

    表示”出,出来”

    • adj.

      elaborate 精工细做的

      e出,出来+labor劳动+ate做→劳动出来→精做的

      elongate 伸长的

      e出,出来+long长+ate表动词或形容词→长出来

    • v.

      eject 投出,掷出

      e出,出来+ject掷→掷出

      elongate 延长,拉长

      e出,出来+long长+ate表动词或形容词→长出来

      emerge 浮现

      e出,出来+merge=merg沉没,淹没→淹没的东西出现→浮现

      emigrate [反]immigrate;[to,from]自本国移居他

      e出,出来+migr移+ate表动词→移出

      eradicate 根除,灭绝

      e出,出来+radic根+ate做→把根挖出→根除

      evade 逃出,逃避

      e出,出来+vade走→走出去→逃避

      evaluate 估价,评价;求……的值

      e出,出来+valuate对……评价→出价值→评价

    词根: labor

    =labor,表示”劳动”

    • adj.

      labored 吃力的, 谨慎的

      labor劳动+ed……的→被劳动出来的→费力的

      laborious 费力的,吃力的

      labor劳动+ious……的→劳动的→幸苦的

    • n.

      laboratory 实验室,研究室

      labor劳动+atory场所→劳动的地方→实验室

    • n.&v.

      labor 劳动

      labor劳动→n.&v.劳动

      labour 劳动

      labour=labor劳动→n.&v.劳动

    • v.

      belabor 痛打,重击,不断辱骂和嘲弄

      be构成动词+labor劳动→过分劳作→过分做事或哆嗦

      collaborate 协作,合作;[与敌人]勾结

      col共同+labor劳动+ate表动词→共同劳作→合作

      elaborate 精心制作, 详细阐述

      e出+labor劳动+ate表动词→v.精心制作, 详细阐述

    同根词

    词根:elaborate

    adv.

    elaborately精巧地;苦心经营地

    n.

    elaboration苦心经营,精巧;详细阐述

    elaborateness尽心竭力