elaborate
- adj.复杂的;详尽的;精心制作的
- v.精心制作;详细描述;详尽阐述;详细制订
派生词： elaborately adv.;elaborateness n.;elaboration n. 过去式： elaborated 现在分词： elaborating 过去分词： elaborated 第三人称单数： elaborates
e- 向外,离开 + labor n.劳动 + -ate 具有...的
elaborateadj.
usually before noun复杂的；详尽的；精心制作的
very complicated and detailed; carefully prepared and organized
elaborate designs
精心的设计
She had prepared a very elaborate meal.
她做了一顿精美的饭菜。
an elaborate computer system
精密的计算机系统
verb
详尽阐述；详细描述
to explain or describe sth in a more detailed way
He said he was resigning but did not elaborate on his reasons.
他说他准备辞职但未详细说明原因。
She went on to elaborate her argument.
她进而详尽阐述了她的论点。
详细制订；精心制作
to develop a plan, an idea, etc. and make it complicated or detailed
In his plays he takes simple traditional tales and elaborates them.
他在剧本里采用了一些简单的传统故事并进行了发挥。
The importance of the plan needs no further elaboration.
这个计划的重要性无须赘述。
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ADJ-GRADED 复杂的
You use elaborate to describe something that is very complex because it has a lot of different parts....an elaborate research project.
复杂的研究计划
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ADJ-GRADED （计划、系统、程序等）繁复的，详尽的，过于复杂的
Elaborate plans, systems, and procedures are complicated because they have been planned in very great detail, sometimes too much detail....elaborate efforts at the highest level to conceal the problem.
最高层为了隐瞒问题而挖空心思
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It was clearly an elaborately planned operation.
那显然是一次精心策划的行动。
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ADJ-GRADED （衣服、布料等）精致的，精巧的，制作精美的
Elaborate clothing or material is made with a lot of detailed artistic designs.He is known for his elaborate costumes.
他以着装精致而闻名。
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...elaborately costumed dolls.
装扮精美的玩具娃娃
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VERB 精心制作;详细计划;进一步完善
If you elaborate a plan or theory, you develop it by making it more complicated and more effective.His task was to elaborate policies which would make a market economy compatible with a clean environment.
他的任务是制定详细政策，使得市场经济和清洁环境能够共存。
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...the elaboration of specific policies and mechanisms.
具体政策和机制的详细规划
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VERB 详细说明；详尽阐述
If you elaborate on something that has been said, you say more about it, or give more details.A spokesman declined to elaborate on a statement released late yesterday...
发言人拒绝对昨天晚些时候发表的声明详加说明。
verb
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- work out in detail
- elaborate a plan
- Synonym: work out
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- make more complex, intricate, or richer
- refine a design or pattern
- Synonym: complicate refine rarify
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- add details, as to an account or idea;clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- Synonym: lucubrate expatiate exposit enlarge flesh out expand expound dilate
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- produce from basic elements or sources;change into a more developed product
- The bee elaborates honey
adj
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- developed or executed with care and in minute detail
- a detailed plan
- the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Bucha
- the carefully elaborated theme
- Synonym: detailed elaborated
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- marked by complexity and richness of detail
- an elaborate lace pattern
- Synonym: luxuriant
数据来源：WordNet
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They used elaborate secret codes , as when the names of trees stood for letters
他们使用了复杂的暗号，比如用树的名称代表字母。
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The heat had to be dissipated by elaborate cooling systems .
热得用复杂的冷却装置散发。
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In his plays he takes simple traditional tales and elaborates them .
他在剧本里采用了一些简单的传统故事并进行了发挥。
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He took an elaborate escape route from South Africa to Britain .
他周密安排了一条路线从南非逃往英国。
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He said he was resigning but did not elaborate on his reasons .
他说他准备辞职但未详细说明原因。
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She had prepared a very elaborate meal .
她做了一顿精美的饭菜。
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She concocted some elaborate story to explain her absence .
她精心编造了解释她不在场的一些谎言。
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The elaborate facade contrasts strongly with the severity of the interior .
精致的门面同室内的简朴形成强烈反差。
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He doesn 't have to go through this elaborate display for my benefit !
他不必为了我作这么详细的展示！
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In case anyone was following me , I made an elaborate detour
为了防止有人跟踪我，我特地绕了弯路。
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Elaborate efforts were made to reconstruct what had happened .
为重现当时的情景，他们做了大量细致的工作。
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According to the prosecution , the officers manufactured an elaborate story
根据控方意见，官员们精心编造了事情经过。
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Would you care to elaborate ?
你愿意详细说明一下吗？
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His task was to elaborate policies which would make a market economy compatible with a clean environment .
他的任务是制定详细政策，使得市场经济和清洁环境能够共存。
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A spokesman declined to elaborate on a statement released late yesterday
发言人拒绝对昨天晚些时候发表的声明详加说明。
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Her children had the best , most elaborate birthday parties in the neighborhood
她的孩子们的生日聚会在街坊四邻里是最好、最讲究的。
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They 're offended by the elaborate security measures the police have put in place .
他们被警方部署的繁复安全措施惹怒了。
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Even the most elaborate dishes on the menu were quite low on calories .
这菜单上即便是制作最精美的菜品其热量也非常低。
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A paint finish can transform something everyday and mundane into something more elaborate .
油漆罩面能够使普通而平凡的东西看上去更加精致。
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The train was an elaborate affair of sixteen coaches .
这列火车由16节车厢组成，设计复杂精巧。
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He is known for his elaborate costumes .
他以着装精致而闻名。
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What is presented to the public as a critical evaluation is really an elaborate puff for him and his magazine .
公众所看到的评论界的好评实际上是对他和他的杂志的一种吹捧。
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The women have elaborate necklaces of turquoise and pink coral .
那些女人戴着由绿松石和粉色珊瑚制成的精美项链。
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It is an elaborate ceremony , shrouded in mystery .
仪式是精心筹划的，笼罩着一层神秘的色彩。
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I wondered why he had gone through the elaborate charade
我不明白，他为什么要大费周章，装腔作势。
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His new play , Arcadia , is as intricate , elaborate and allusive as anything he has yet written .
他的新剧《阿卡迪亚》和他写过的任何作品一样，错综复杂、构思精巧并且富含典故。
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I didn 't understand until he elaborated on the question .
经他一说，我才明白。
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The headmaster elaborated upon the idea for a new school uniform .
校长就新校服的想法作了说明。
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Development of high drop river closure work in China and abroad is elaborated in this paper .
叙述了国内外河道高落差截流工程的进展情况。
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A rather elaborate analysis was required to determine the cross-over values .
要求相当精确地分析才能确定其交换值。
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