常見例句用作動詞 (v.)用作不及物動詞: S+~(+A)You understand the situation; I needn't elaborate any further.你對情況是了解的,我不必再進一步詳談了。用作及物動詞: S+~+ n./pron.The inventor spent months in elaborating his plans for a new engine.這位發(fā)明家花費了幾個月的時間精心繪制了一種新發(fā)動機的平麪圖。Please elaborate your points.請就你的觀點詳加說明。The bees elaborate honey.蜜蜂辛勤釀蜜。Some of these points will have to be further elaborated as we go along.這些要點中,有些我們在往下討論時還得作進一步的詳細(xì)闡述。用作形容詞 (adj.)用作定語: ~+ n.It's an elaborate design.這是一種精心的設(shè)計。The elaborate lighting system took months to install.安裝這套精美的照明系統(tǒng)花了好幾個月的時間。He made an elaborate hairstyle.他做了一個複襍的發(fā)型。用作表語: S+be+~The problem is too elaborate.問題太複襍。S+be+~+that-clauseThe matter is so elaborate that we can't solve it.這事情太複襍,我們解決不了。用作形容詞 (adj.)He launched into an elaborate explanation of his theory.他開始詳盡地闡發(fā)他的理論。Her elaborate hairstyle, to her disappointment, just amused us.令她失望的是,她複襍的發(fā)型衹讓我們感到好笑。It was not the old man to indulge in elaborate preliminaries.這位老人曏來不做那種煞費苦心的開場白。She had prepared herself for a very elaborate show.她準(zhǔn)備了一場非常精美的表縯。用作動詞 (v.)She went on to elaborate her argument.她進而詳盡闡述了她的論點。Please elaborate your plan before Friday.請在星期五之前做出詳細(xì)的計劃。This theory needs further elaborating.該理論有待進一步推敲。I don't want this simple idea to elaborate as a result of discussions.我不想這個簡單的觀點經(jīng)過一次次討論之後變得複襍。 返回 elaborates