elaborate
elaborate
英[ɪ'læb(ə)rət]美[ ɪ'læbəret]
vi.详尽说明，变得复杂；
vt.详细制定，详尽阐述，[生理学]加工，尽心竭力地做；
adj.复杂的；详尽的；精心制作的；
第三人称单数：elaborates;
过去式：elaborated;
过去分词：elaborated;
现在分词：elaborating;
副词：elaborately;
名词：elaborateness; elaboration;
例句
a long and elaborate misrepresentation.长期的精心编造的欺骗
an elaborate inlay of tortoiseshell, ivory, and metal精致的龟壳、象牙和金属镶嵌物
He made an elaborate hairstyle.他做了一个复杂的发型。
The problem is too elaborate.问题太复杂。
It's an elaborate design.这是一种精心的设计。
Please elaborate your points.请就你的观点详加说明。
You understand the situation; I needn't elaborate any further.你对情况是了解的, 我不必再进一步详谈了。
There is an elaborate five-course meal.这儿有五道菜的美餐。
The whole thing was a big con,an elaborate put-down on a massive scale.这个事情是一场大骗*,一场精心策划的大规模镇压行动。
For fun, she had been working on an elaborate horse - racing animation for some time.为了娱乐, 她曾经一度制作了一套精巧的赛马动画片.
英语四级真题
The elaborate patterns were believed to offer protection against evil.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文Shouldn't preparing—and consuming—food be a source of comfort, pride, health, well-being, relaxation, sociability? Something that connects us to other humans? Why would we want to outsource ( ' , 外包 ) this basic task, especially when outsourcing it is so harmful? When I talk about cooking, I'm not talking about creating elaborate dinner parties or three-day science projects.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文When I talk about cooking, I'm not talking about creating elaborate dinner parties or three-day science projects.
2015年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B英语六级真题
No wonder it has become fashionable to denounce many universities as little more than elaborate con-tricks ( ' , 骗术).
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Second, provide learners with opportunities to explain and elaborate on what they're doing.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文No wonder it has become fashionable to denounce many universities as little more than elaborate con-tricks.
2016年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
复杂的
You use elaborate to describe something that is very complex because it has a lot of different parts.
例句
...an elaborate research project.复杂的研究计划...an elaborate ceremony that lasts for eight days.持续8天的繁琐典礼ADJ-GRADED
（计划、系统、程序等）繁复的，详尽的，过于复杂的
Elaborate plans, systems, and procedures are complicated because they have been planned in very great detail, sometimes too much detail.
例句
...elaborate efforts at the highest level to conceal the problem.*高层为了隐瞒问题而挖空心思...an elaborate management training scheme for graduates.针对毕业生的详尽的管理培训计划ADJ-GRADED
（衣服、布料等）精致的，精巧的，制作精美的
Elaborate clothing or material is made with a lot of detailed artistic designs.
例句
He is known for his elaborate costumes.他以着装精致而闻名。VERB
精心制作;详细计划;进一步完善
If you elaborate a plan or theory, you develop it by making it more complicated and more effective.
例句
His task was to elaborate policies which would make a market economy compatible with a clean environment.他的任务是制定详细*策，使得市场经济和清洁环境能够共存。...the plan elaborated by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.由联合国安全理事会5个常任理事国详细制定的方案VERB
详细说明；详尽阐述
If you elaborate on something that has been said, you say more about it, or give more details.
例句
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声明详加说明。Would you care to elaborate?你愿意详细说明一下吗？英汉词典释义
vi.
详尽说明
You understand the situation; I needn't elaborate any further.你对情况是了解的, 我不必再进一步详谈了。变得复杂
vt.
详细制定
Please elaborate your points.请就你的观点详加说明。详尽阐述；详细描述
尽心竭力地做；详细搞出；用心作成，精心制作，苦心经营
【生理学】加工；从简单成分合成(复杂有机物)；使(体内食物或简单成分)转变成(能吸收、能排泄的)复杂有机物
adj.
iˈlæbərit
复杂的; 精心制作的
It's an elaborate design.这是一种精心的设计。The problem is too elaborate.问题太复杂。(结构)复杂的；精巧的，精密的，精致的
详尽的，详述的，(详尽)阐述的
(煞费)苦心的，费力的，刻苦的，艰苦的；辛勤的
英英词典释义
Verb
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"Adjective
1. marked by complexity and richness of detail;
"an elaborate lace pattern"2. developed or executed with care and in minute detail;
"a detailed plan""the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan"the carefully elaborated theme"行业词典
医学： 加工，精心制作：从较简单的原料生产出复杂的物质；
