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单词 elaborating (on)
释义

elaborating (on)

verb

present participle of elaborate (on)
1
as in exaggerating
to add to the interest of by including made-up details my friend tends to elaborate on his hiking experiences, turning an ordinary walk in the woods into a hair-raising adventure

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • exaggerating
  • padding
  • coloring
  • enhancing
  • hyperbolizing
  • expanding
  • embroidering
  • playing up
  • embellishing
  • fleshing (out)
  • gussying up
  • enlarging (on or upon)
  • stretching
  • satirizing
  • dressing up
  • magnifying
  • emphasizing
  • amplifying
  • hedging
  • stressing
  • overstating
  • overdoing
  • overemphasizing
  • overdrawing
  • overplaying
  • caricaturing
  • fudging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • minimizing
  • belittling
  • understating
  • playing down
2
as in developing
to express more fully and in greater detail the candidate for governor refused to elaborate on how she would balance the state's budget

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • developing
  • expanding
  • dilating (on or upon)
  • fleshing (out)
  • supplementing
  • enlarging (on or upon)
  • amplifying
  • adding (to)
  • running on
  • complementing
  • expatiating
  • rambling
  • discoursing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • shortening
  • condensing
  • summing up
  • contracting
  • compressing
  • abridging
  • summarizing
  • outlining
  • abbreviating
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