elaborate

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Pronunciation

/ɪˈlæbəreɪt/(v: ih-LAB-uh-rayt)

Part of speech

verb / adjectiveneutral

Chinese

(v) 详细阐述 (adj) 精心制作的；复杂的

Definition

(v) To explain in greater detail. (adj) Involving many carefully arranged parts; complex.

Word family

  • elaboration/ɪˌlæbəˈreɪʃən/(n)阐述
  • elaborately/ɪˈlæbərətli/(adv)精心地

Collocations

  • elaborate on a point
  • elaborate design
  • elaborate plan
  • elaborate ceremony

Examples

  1. 1.Can you elaborate on your main point? (verb: explain more)
  2. 2.They prepared an elaborate feast for the guests. (adj: detailed)

Synonyms

  • expand/ɪkˈspænd/— give more detail, verb
  • intricate/ˈɪntrɪkət/— complexly detailed, adj
  • ornate/ɔːˈneɪt/— heavily decorated, adj

Etymology

e- (out) + laborare (to work) — to work out the details