Expatiate
[ɪk'speɪʃɪeɪt;ek-]
解释:
(v. i.) To range at large, or without restraint.
(v. i.) To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant.
(v. t.) To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.
编辑:丽诺尔
同义词及近义词:
v. n. [1]. Rove at large, range at will, take a wide survey.[2]. Dilate, enlarge, descant, launch out.
整理:彼得
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Amplify, enlarge, dilate
ANT:Contract, condense, epitomize, summarize
整理:塞尔瓦托
解释:
v.i. to range at large: to enlarge in discourse argument or writing.—n. Expatiā′tion act of expatiating or enlarging in discourse.—adjs. Expā′tiative Expā′tiatory expansive.—n. Expā′tiator.
安妮编辑
例句:
- I should then expatiate on the warmth of my love, and the depth of my devotion. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- When Miss Ophelia expatiated on Topsy's naughty, wicked conduct, the child looked perplexed and sorrowful, but said, sweetly. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- Tom's cabin was shut up for the present; but George expatiated brilliantly on ornaments and additions to be made to it when Tom came back. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- He held in his hand a mass of his compound of sulphur and gum, upon which he was expatiating in his usual vehement manner, the company exhibiting the indifference to which he was accustomed. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- The auctioneer sees his advantage, and expatiates volubly in mingled French and English, and bids rise in rapid succession. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
手打:莱曼