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词汇 expatiated
释义 expatiated
past simple and past participle ofexpatiate
expatiate
verb[ I ]
 formaldisapprovinguk /ekˈspeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/ us /ekˈspeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/
to speak or write about something in great detail or for a long time: 长篇大论;赘述;详述
expatiate onShe expatiated on her work for the duration of the meal.
Following this lecture, his merits were expatiated upon in several leading newspapers.
Synonyms
elaborateformal
expoundformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Elaborating, specifying and simplifying
abstract
anti-reductionism
anti-reductionist
broad brush
broaden
enlarge
enlarge on/upon something
expand
expand on something
expansively
over-elaboration
overgeneralization
overgeneralize
oversimplification
oversimplify
simplify
spec
specification
specificity
specify

Examples of expatiated


expatiated

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


And their qualities were sometimes expatiated without as much reservation.
Geometry background for the rigid body motion and force wrench is not expatiated repeatedly for the length consideration.
We are familiar with them, and many of us have expatiated upon them.
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They do not want those advantages about which he expatiated this evening.
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He expatiated only on situations in which the market should operate and no longstop would be necessary.
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That has been adequately and eloquently expatiated upon both in the reports before us and in the speeches which we have heard particularly from members of the two committees.
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