elaborate

英 [ɪˈlæbərət , ɪˈlæbəreɪt]

美 [ɪˈlæbərət , ɪˈlæbəreɪt]

adj.  复杂的; 详尽的; 精心制作的
v.  详尽阐述; 详细描述; 详细制订; 精心制作

过去分词：elaborated　过去式：elaborated　现在分词：elaborating　第三人称单数：elaborates　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 复杂的；详尽的；精心制作的
  very complicated and detailed; carefully prepared and organized
  1. elaborate designs
     精心的设计
  2. She had prepared a very elaborate meal.
     她做了一顿精美的饭菜。
  3. an elaborate computer system
     精密的计算机系统

verb

• 详尽阐述；详细描述
  to explain or describe sth in a more detailed way
  1. He said he was resigning but did not elaborate on his reasons.
     他说他准备辞职但未详细说明原因。
  2. She went on to elaborate her argument.
     她进而详尽阐述了她的论点。
• 详细制订；精心制作
  to develop a plan, an idea, etc. and make it complicated or detailed
  1. In his plays he takes simple traditional tales and elaborates them.
     他在剧本里采用了一些简单的传统故事并进行了发挥。

柯林斯词典

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/。


• ADJ-GRADED 复杂的
  You useelaborateto describe something that is very complex because it has a lot of different parts.
  1. ...an elaborate research project.
     复杂的研究计划
  2. ...an elaborate ceremony that lasts for eight days.
     持续8天的繁琐典礼
• ADJ-GRADED （计划、系统、程序等）繁复的，详尽的，过于复杂的
  Elaborateplans, systems, and procedures are complicated because they have been planned in very great detail, sometimes too much detail.
  1. ...elaborate efforts at the highest level to conceal the problem.
     最高层为了隐瞒问题而挖空心思
  2. ...an elaborate management training scheme for graduates.
     针对毕业生的详尽的管理培训计划
• ADJ-GRADED （衣服、布料等）精致的，精巧的，制作精美的
  Elaborateclothing or material is made with a lot of detailed artistic designs.
  1. He is known for his elaborate costumes.
     他以着装精致而闻名。
• VERB 精心制作;详细计划;进一步完善
  If youelaboratea plan or theory, you develop it by making it more complicated and more effective.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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
• VERB 详细说明；详尽阐述
  If youelaborate onsomething that has been said, you say more about it, or give more details.
  1. 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。
  2. Would you care to elaborate?
     你愿意详细说明一下吗？

双语例句

• I wondered why he had gone through the elaborate charade
  我不明白，他为什么要大费周章，装腔作势。
• To achieve this, I have an elaborate air-conditioning system.
  为了做到这一点，我有一个精巧的空气调节系统。
• Could you elaborate a little on this theory?
  你能对这个理论进行详细点地阐述吗？
• The women have elaborate necklaces of turquoise and pink coral.
  那些女人戴着由绿松石和粉色珊瑚制成的精美项链。
• Please elaborate on your proposals a little.
  请稍微详细说明你的建议。
• A paint finish can transform something everyday and mundane into something more elaborate.
  油漆罩面能够使普通而平凡的东西看上去更加精致。
• He is known for his elaborate costumes.
  他以着装精致而闻名。
• The train was an elaborate affair of sixteen coaches.
  这列火车由16节车厢组成，设计复杂精巧。
• His new play, Arcadia, is as intricate, elaborate and allusive as anything he has yet written.
  他的新剧《阿卡迪亚》和他写过的任何作品一样，错综复杂、构思精巧并且富含典故。
• Elaborate efforts were made to reconstruct what had happened.
  为重现当时的情景，他们做了大量细致的工作。