| 词汇 | expostulating |
| 释义 | expostulating present participle ofexpostulate 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 grizzle make noisesidiom mutter nag pardon peep remonstrate representation 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 expostulatingexpostulating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. 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 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 It is no good his expostulating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. 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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