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elaborate 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 (1) 令她失望的是,她复杂的发型只让我们感到好笑。(2) 这位老人向来不做那种煞费苦心的开场白。(3) 她准备了一场非常精美的表演。(4) 她进而详尽阐述了她的论点。(5) 请在星期五之前做出详细的计划。(6) 该理论有待进一步推敲。(7) 我不想这个简单的观点经过一次次讨论之后变得复杂。 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.

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英 [ɪ'læbəreɪt] 美 [ɪ'læbəreɪt] (1) Her elaborate hairstyle, to her disappointment, just amused us.(2) It was not the old man to indulge in elaborate preliminaries.(3) She had prepared herself for a very elaborate show.(4) She went on to elaborate her argument.(5) Please elaborate your plan before Friday.(6) This theory needs further elaborating.(7) I don't want this simple idea to elaborate as a result of discussions. 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 is pronounced /ɪ'læbərət/. The verb is pronounced /ɪ'læbəreɪt/. 形容词读作/ɪ'læbərət/。动词读作/ɪ'læbəreɪt/。1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]复杂的 You use elaborate to describe something that is very complex because it has a lot of different parts.   [usu ADJ n]...an elaborate research project.复杂的研究计划...an elaborate ceremony that lasts for eight days.持续8天的繁琐典礼2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（计划、系统、程序等）繁复的，详尽的，过于复杂的 Elaborate plans, systems, and procedures are complicated because they have been planned in very great detail, sometimes too much detail.   [usu ADJ n]...elaborate efforts at the highest level to conceal the problem.最高层为了隐瞒问题而挖空心思...an elaborate management training scheme for graduates.针对毕业生的详尽的管理培训计划elaboratelyIt was clearly an elaborately planned operation.那显然是一次精心策划的行动。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（衣服、布料等）精致的，精巧的，制作精美的 Elaborate clothing or material is made with a lot of detailed artistic designs.   [usu ADJ n]He is known for his elaborate costumes.他以着装精致而闻名。elaborately...elaborately costumed dolls.装扮精美的玩具娃娃4[VERB 动词]精心制作；详细计划；进一步完善 If you elaborate a plan or theory, you develop it by making it more complicated and more effective.   [V n]His task was to elaborate policies which would make a market economy compatible with a clean environment.他的任务是制定详细政策，使得市场经济和清洁环境能够共存。...the plan elaborated by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.由联合国安全理事会5个常任理事国详细制定的方案elaboration...the elaboration of specific policies and mechanisms.具体政策和机制的详细规划5[VERB 动词]详细说明；详尽阐述 If you elaborate on something that has been said, you say more about it, or give more details.   [V on n]  [V]A spokesman declined to elaborate on a statement released late yesterday...发言人拒绝对昨天晚些时候发表的声明详加说明。Would you care to elaborate?你愿意详细说明一下吗？

英语单词	elaborate
英美音标	英 [ɪ'læbəreɪt] 美 [ɪ'læbəreɪt]
中文释义	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
英语例句	(1) Her elaborate hairstyle, to her disappointment, just amused us. (2) It was not the old man to indulge in elaborate preliminaries. (3) She had prepared herself for a very elaborate show. (4) She went on to elaborate her argument. (5) Please elaborate your plan before Friday. (6) This theory needs further elaborating. (7) I don't want this simple idea to elaborate as a result of discussions.
中文例句	(1) 令她失望的是,她复杂的发型只让我们感到好笑。 (2) 这位老人向来不做那种煞费苦心的开场白。 (3) 她准备了一场非常精美的表演。 (4) 她进而详尽阐述了她的论点。 (5) 请在星期五之前做出详细的计划。 (6) 该理论有待进一步推敲。 (7) 我不想这个简单的观点经过一次次讨论之后变得复杂。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	The adjective is pronounced /ɪ'læbərət/. The verb is pronounced /ɪ'læbəreɪt/. 形容词读作/ɪ'læbərət/。动词读作/ɪ'læbəreɪt/。 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]复杂的 You use elaborate to describe something that is very complex because it has a lot of different parts. [usu ADJ n] ...an elaborate research project. 复杂的研究计划 ...an elaborate ceremony that lasts for eight days. 持续8天的繁琐典礼 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（计划、系统、程序等）繁复的，详尽的，过于复杂的 Elaborate plans, systems, and procedures are complicated because they have been planned in very great detail, sometimes too much detail. [usu ADJ n] ...elaborate efforts at the highest level to conceal the problem. 最高层为了隐瞒问题而挖空心思 ...an elaborate management training scheme for graduates. 针对毕业生的详尽的管理培训计划 elaborately It was clearly an elaborately planned operation. 那显然是一次精心策划的行动。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（衣服、布料等）精致的，精巧的，制作精美的 Elaborate clothing or material is made with a lot of detailed artistic designs. [usu ADJ n] He is known for his elaborate costumes. 他以着装精致而闻名。 elaborately ...elaborately costumed dolls. 装扮精美的玩具娃娃 4 [VERB 动词]精心制作；详细计划；进一步完善 If you elaborate a plan or theory, you develop it by making it more complicated and more effective. [V n] His task was to elaborate policies which would make a market economy compatible with a clean environment. 他的任务是制定详细政策，使得市场经济和清洁环境能够共存。 ...the plan elaborated by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. 由联合国安全理事会5个常任理事国详细制定的方案 elaboration ...the elaboration of specific policies and mechanisms. 具体政策和机制的详细规划 5 [VERB 动词]详细说明；详尽阐述 If you elaborate on something that has been said, you say more about it, or give more details. [V on n] [V] A spokesman declined to elaborate on a statement released late yesterday... 发言人拒绝对昨天晚些时候发表的声明详加说明。 Would you care to elaborate? 你愿意详细说明一下吗？

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