Expostulate
[ɪk'spɒstjʊleɪt;ek-] or [ɪk'spɑstʃulet]
解釋/意思:
(v. i.) To reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of his conduct, representing the wrong he has done or intends, and urging him to make redress or to desist; to remonstrate; -- followed by with.
(v. t.) To discuss; to examine.
费理斯編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
v. n. Remonstrate, reason earnestly (for dissuasion), urge reasons (against any course).
校對:弗恩
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Object, remonstrate
ANT:Coincide, abet
贾维斯整理
解釋/意思:
v.i. to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of his conduct: to remonstrate: (Shak.) to discuss: (Milt.) to claim.—n. Expostulā′tion act of expostulating or reasoning earnestly with a person against his conduct: remonstrance.—adjs. Expost′ulative Expost′ulatory containing expostulation.—n. Expost′ulator.
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例句/造句/用法:
- As we left her standing in the road, Mr. Murdstone came up to where she was, and seemed to expostulate with her for being so moved. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Miss Keeldar, feeling her tremble in every limb, ceased to expostulate with her. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Then D'Arnot would expostulate with him, saying: You must not eat like a brute, Tarzan, while I am trying to make a gentleman of you. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Sometimes, when the day was very unfavourable, his sisters would expostulate. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Sir Pitt went and expostulated with his sister-in-law upon the subject of the dismissal of Briggs and other matters of delicate family interest. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Think of the look of the thing,' expostulated Mr. Pickwick; 'have some regard to appearances. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Don't go and have all the crying to yourself,' expostulated Maggy, 'that an't not being greedy. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- That same night after Adrian's departure, her mother had warmly expostulated with her on the subject of her attachment to me. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- Cinderella, dear child,' the old man expostulated, 'will you never rest? 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- I expostulated with him, but in vain; neither would he so much as tell me who their new captain was. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- Come, come now, uncle, expostulated Shirley, do not begin to fret and fume, or we shall make no sense of the business. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- There was not a soul there save the two whom I had followed and a surpliced clergyman, who seemed to be expostulating with them. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- I received a rather sharp letter from the New York office expostulating for this EXTRAVAGANT EXPENDITURE, and stating that great economy must be observed in future! 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
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