elaborate

英[i'læbəreit]美[i'læbəreit]

adj. [usually before noun]
复杂的；详尽的；精心制作的
v.
1.[I,T] [elaborate on/upon sth]
详尽阐述；详细描述
2.[T] 详细制订；精心制作

同：	[v.] complicate, dilate, enlarge, work out [a.] detailed, elaborated, luxuriant
反：	[v.] abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut

It is necessary to elaborate on the definition of a fatigue coefficient such as that for ductility.
有必要对疲劳系数，如延性系数的定义作详细讨论。收藏
Each culture is a more or less elaborate working out of the potentialities of the segment it has chosen.
每一种文化在一定程度上都是其所选行为部分的潜在可能性的一种详细展开。收藏
His theory of justice was elaborate and forms a cornerstone of his philosophical edifice.
他详尽阐述的正义理论形成了其哲学体系的基石。收藏
Lamaism is characterized by elaborate rituals and a strong hierarchical organization.
喇嘛教的主要特点是仪式讲究，等级森严。收藏
In retrospect the elaborate preparations seemed de trop.
回顾繁杂的准备工作，似乎是多余的。收藏

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add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
[同] dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate
[反] abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
- The bee elaborates honey

marked by complexity and richness of detail
- an elaborate lace pattern
[同] elaborate, luxuriant
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
- a detailed plan
- the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion
- the carefully elaborated theme
[同] detailed, elaborate, elaborated

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