单词 | elaborate |
释义 | Word Frequency elaborateadjective (ɪˈlæbərɪt) 1. planned or executed with care and exactness; detailed 2. marked by complexity, ornateness, or detail verb (ɪˈlæbəˌreɪt) 3. (intr; usually foll by on or upon) to add information or detail (to an account); expand (upon) 4. (transitive) to work out in detail; develop 5. (transitive) to make more complicated or ornate 6. (transitive) to produce by careful labour; create 7. (transitive) physiology to change (food or simple substances) into more complex substances for use in the body Derived forms elaborately (eˈlaborately) adverb elaborateness (eˈlaborateness) noun elaboration (eˌlaboˈration) noun elaborative (ɪˈlæbərətɪv) adjective elaborator (eˈlaboˌrator) noun Word origin C16: from Latin ēlabōrāre to take pains, from labōrāre to toil |
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