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单词 expostulatingly
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•pos•tu•late /ɪkˈspɑstʃəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [no object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. to reason earnestly with someone by way of warning or rebuke:expostulated with the rebellious student.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•pos•tu•late  (ik sposchə lāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done;
    remonstrate:His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling.
  • Latin expostulātus demanded urgently, required (past participle of expostulāre). See ex-1, postulate
  • 1525–35
ex•postu•lat′ing•ly, adv. 
ex•postu•la′tor, n. 
    dispute, argue, protest; exhort, counsel.

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