| 释义 |
elaborate /i-labˈə-rāt/ transitive verb- To produce by labour
- To work out in detail
- To build up from raw or comparatively simple materials
- To add detail to
- To convert (eg food) into complex substances (physiology)
intransitive verb- (with on or upon) to add detail, more information, etc to a bare account
- To become elaborate
adjective /i-labˈər-ət/ - Done with fullness and exactness
- Highly detailed
- Complicated
- Wrought with labour
ORIGIN: L ēlabōrāre, -ātum, from ē from, and labōrāre, from labor labour elabˈorately adverb elabˈorateness noun elaborāˈtion noun - The act or process of elaborating
- A refinement, detail or complication added
- The process by which substances are built up in the bodies of animals or plants
elabˈorative (or /-rā-/) adjective elabˈorātor noun Someone who elaborates elabˈoratory noun (obsolete) A laboratory |