Front | elaborate |
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Pron | [ɪ'læbəreɪt] |
Back | 【ELABORATE】 The scientists made an elaborate plan for landing a man on the moon. 科学家们为人类登陆月球做了一个精心的计划。 【重点词汇】 elaborate 1. adj. 精心的 2. v. 详细拟定 【ELABORATE】 The inventor elaborated his plan for a new engine, spending several months in his laboratory. 这位发明家花了几个月的时间,在实验室中详拟他的新引擎计划。 【重点词汇】 elaborate 1. adj. 精心的 2. v. 详细拟定 |
Vocab | elaboratemarked by complexity and richness of detail
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. All forms of 'elaborate' will appear on average once every 264 pages. elaborate elaborated elaborately elaborateness elaboration inelaborate unelaborate unelaborated |
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