单词 | overelaborate |
释义 | overelaborate —overelaborately, adv. —overelaboration, overelaborateness, n. adj. /oh"veuhr i lab"euhr it/; v. /oh'veuhr i lab"euh rayt'/, adj., v., overelaborated, overelaborating. adj. 1. excessively or fussily elaborate, ornate, detailed, etc. v.t. 2. to render or present with excessive or fussy detail: He so overelaborates his jokes that they lose their humor. v.i. 3. to add excessive details, as in writing or speaking: He overelaborates to an extent that his novels must be cut radically before being published. [OVER- + ELABORATE] |
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