| 词汇 | expostulate |
| 释义 | expostulate verb[ I ] formaluk /ɪkˈspɒs.tjə.leɪt/ us /ɪkˈspɑː.stjə.leɪt/ to express disagreement or complaint: 反对;抗议;抱怨 expostulate with someone about somethingWalter expostulated with the waiter about the size of the bill.沃尔特认为账单上的金额不对，向侍者提出异议。 Complaining be/go on at someoneidiom bellyaching bemoan bewail brouhaha bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom carping clamour complain make noisesidiom mutter nag pardon remonstrate representation squawk start on at someone unreported vituperation whiner You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Arguing & disagreeing Related wordexpostulation Examples of expostulateexpostulate I expostulated with the boy and asked him whether the bread was intended for my house. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is no good in this connection expostulating about that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was about to add that if there was something fundamentally unjust, surely someone would have expostulated at that time; but nobody did so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They had to expostulate with those charged with criminal acts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I did not finish my quotation before he opened his large mouth and started expostulating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These old men all expostulated with one shout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I expostulated again and again, and said it would be fatal in time of war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Henry expostulated: could he not dump the tee-shirts there, as the conference could get on without them? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People can be educated and expostulated with and made to see the folly and error of their position, but real grievances can only be removed by redress. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Lindley could only expostulate and was unsuccessful in moderating his actions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The poems drift from one focus to another; they avoid the histrionic; they sigh more often than they expostulate. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Eshagian also unearths old boyfriends and films them expostulating on why they broke up with her. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Coburn expostulated with them and they desisted. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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