動詞 elaborate:

1. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
   同義詞：lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
2. produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
3. make more complex, intricate, or richer
   同義詞：complicate, refine, rarify
4. work out in detail
   同義詞：work out

形容詞 elaborate:

1. marked by complexity and richness of detail
   同義詞：luxuriant
2. developed or executed with care and in minute detail
   同義詞：detailed, elaborated

1. Orthodox Christian churches often have elaborate steeples.
   傳統(tǒng)的基督教堂都有精致的尖塔。
2. The curtains had an elaborate pattern of flowers.
   窗簾上繪有精美的花卉圖案。
3. What you've told me of your plan sounds most interesting; would you care to elaborate?
   你給我講的這個計劃很有意思，你能詳細地談一談嗎？

e.lab.o.rate

adj.（形容詞）
Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details.
精心制作的：對眾多部分或細節(jié)給予精心注意的計劃或制作的
Intricate and rich in detail.
復雜精美的
v.（動詞）
e.lab.o.rat.ed,e.lab.o.rat.ing,e.lab.o.rates[-l2b.…-r3t.]
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly.
精心制作；詳盡闡述
To produce by effort; create.
努力制作；制造
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To become elaborate.
變得復雜
To express at greater length or in greater detail:
詳述：用更長的篇幅或更多的細節(jié)表達：
例句：
asked me to elaborate on my proposal.
讓我詳細說明我的提議

來源：
Latin ôlabôr3tus [past participle of] ôlabôr3re [to work out]
拉丁語 ôlabôr3tus [] ôlabôr3re的過去分詞 [詳述]
ô-, ex- [intensive pref.] * see ex-
ô-, ex- [強調(diào)性前綴] *參見 ex-
labôr3re [to work] from labôr [work]
labôr3re [工作] 源自 labôr [工作]

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elab.orately
adv.（副詞）
elab.orateness
n.（名詞）
elab.ora.tion
n.（名詞）
elab.ora.tor
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>elaborate,complicated,intricateThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is .marked by complexity of detail.:
這些形容詞共有的中心意思是.以細節(jié)復雜為特征的.：
例句：
an elaborate lace pattern;
復雜精美的花邊圖案；

例句：
the eye, a complicated organ;
眼睛，復雜的器官；

例句：
an intricate problem. simple
錯綜復雜的問題 simple