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ADJ. 形容词1.?复杂的You use elaborate to describe something that is very complex because it has a lot of different parts. 双语例句例: an elaborate research project. 一项复杂的研究项目。 2.?(有时过于)周密的Elaborate plans, systems, and procedures are complicated because they have been planned in very great detail, sometimes too much detail. 双语例句例: elaborate efforts at the highest level to conceal the problem. 最高层为了掩饰这个问题而费尽心思。 3.?(衣服、布料等)精美的Elaborate clothing or material is made with a lot of detailed artistic designs. 双语例句例: He is known for his elaborate costumes. 他以着装精美著称。
VERB. 动词elaborates , elaborating , elaborated 1.?[I 不及物动词] 周密制定 , 详细计划If you elaborate a plan or theory, you develop it by making it more complicated and more effective. 双语例句例: His task was to elaborate policies that would make a market economy compatible with a clean environment. 他的任务是制定详细政策,使得市场经济与洁净的环境共存。 2.?[I 不及物动词] 作详细阐述If you elaborate on something that has been said, you say more about it, or give more details. 双语例句例: A spokesman declined to elaborate on a statement released late yesterday. 发言人拒绝对昨天晚些时候发表的一份声明作出更多说明。
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