adj.詳盡的；復雜的；精心的；精美的

v.詳細地說明；用心制作；推敲；變得復雜

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,她復雜的發(fā)型只讓我們感到好笑。

It was not the old man to indulge in elaborate preliminaries. 這位老人向來不做那種煞費苦心的開場白。

She had prepared herself for a very elaborate show. 她準備了一場非常精美的表演。

Please elaborate your plan before Friday. 請在星期五之前做出詳細的計劃。

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過一次次討論之后變得復雜。

elaborate的基本意思是“注重細節(jié)”; 對于尚未實現的事物,譯為“詳細制定,精心制作”; 對于已存在的事物,則意在完全顯現其細節(jié),即“詳盡說明,詳細闡述”。

elaborate用作及物動詞時,可接名詞或代詞作賓語,可用于被動結構。

elaborate作不及物動詞時,后接on或upon,表示“詳細闡述”。