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expostulate

/ik-spos-chuh-leyt/US // ɪkˈspɒs tʃəˌleɪt //UK // (ɪkˈspɒstjʊˌleɪt) //

辩称,辩解,争辩,争论

Related Words

dissuade劝阻,劝说,劝退,劝解protest抗议,抗議,示威,抗诉argue争论,争辩,辩称,争论不休oppose反对,反对派,反对的,反对者remonstrate谏言,劝谏,谏诤,劝说

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    ex·pos·tu·lat·ed, ex·pos·tu·lat·ing.

    • : 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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
argue争论,争辩,辩称,争论不休dissuade劝阻,劝说,劝退,劝解oppose反对,反对派,反对的,反对者protest抗议,抗議,示威,抗诉remonstrate谏言,劝谏,谏诤,劝说

Examples

  • Situated as we were, we did not feel ourselves at liberty to expostulate against the obvious unreasonableness of their demands.

  • “Yes,” replied the seamen, unanimously; and Ready knew that it was in vain to expostulate.

  • To expostulate with the rebellious house of Israel he was sent.

  • And so great had been my surprise over these last acquirements of the captain that until now I had had no breath to expostulate.

  • Let us expostulate with these learned sages, these priests of the sacred temple of justice.

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