单词 | over-elaborate |
释义 | > as lemmasover-elaborate over-elaborate v. Brit. /ˌəʊvə(r)ᵻˈlabəreɪt/ , U.S. /ˌoʊvərəˈlæbəˌreɪt/ , /ˌoʊvəriˈlæbəˌreɪt/ ΚΠ 1899 Publ. Amer. Econ. Assoc. No. 2. 6 The tabulations are in some cases omitted, in some defective, and in some over-elaborated. 1950 Sport 22 Sept. 15/4 Teams which over-elaborate and fiddle to no purpose are not playing football. 1984 N. A. Cookson Romano-Brit. Mosaics (BNC) 21 In other instances one finds a tendency to over elaborate, and a heaviness of design..is the result. over-elaborate over-elaborate adj. Brit. /ˌəʊvə(r)ᵻˈlab(ə)rət/ , U.S. /ˌoʊvərəˈlæb(ə)rət/ , /ˌoʊvəriˈlæb(ə)rət/ ΚΠ 1878–9 Proc. Royal Soc. 28 113 The actual construction of a practically useful machine..does not promise to be either difficult or over-elaborate. 2001 Daily Tel. 12 June 25/5 Only Prospero's Books, an over-elaborate riff on The Tempest, defeated Vierny's ability to make Greenaway's vision decipherable. < as lemmas |
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