adj.詳盡的；復(fù)雜的；精心的；精美的

v.詳細(xì)地說(shuō)明；用心制作；推敲；變得復(fù)雜

He launched into an elaborate explanation of his theory. 他開(kāi)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,她復(fù)雜的發(fā)型只讓我們感到好笑。

It was not the old man to indulge in elaborate preliminaries. 這位老人向來(lái)不做那種煞費(fèi)苦心的開(kāi)場(chǎng)白。

She had prepared herself for a very elaborate show. 她準(zhǔn)備了一場(chǎng)非常精美的表演。

She went on to elaborate her argument. 她進(jìn)而詳盡闡述了她的論點(diǎn)。

Please elaborate your plan before Friday. 請(qǐng)?jiān)谛瞧谖逯白龀鲈敿?xì)的計(jì)劃。

This theory needs further elaborating. 該理論有待進(jìn)一步推敲。

I don't want this simple idea to elaborate as a result of discussions. 我不想這個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的觀點(diǎn)經(jīng)過(guò)一次次討論之后變得復(fù)雜。

elaborate的基本意思是“注重細(xì)節(jié)”; 對(duì)于尚未實(shí)現(xiàn)的事物,譯為“詳細(xì)制定,精心制作”; 對(duì)于已存在的事物,則意在完全顯現(xiàn)其細(xì)節(jié),即“詳盡說(shuō)明,詳細(xì)闡述”。

elaborate用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),可接名詞或代詞作賓語(yǔ),可用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。

elaborate作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),后接on或upon,表示“詳細(xì)闡述”。