elaborate
英 [ɪ'læb(ə)rət]
美[ɪ'læbəret]
- adj. 精心制作的；详尽的；煞费苦心的
- vt. 精心制作；详细阐述；从简单成分合成（复杂有机物）
- vi. 详细描述；变复杂
英英释意
- 1. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing;
- "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
- 2. produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product;
- "The bee elaborates honey"
- 3. make more complex, intricate, or richer;
- "refine a design or pattern"
- 4. work out in detail;
- "elaborate a plan"