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expound

/ik-spound/US // ɪkˈspaʊnd //UK // (ɪkˈspaʊnd) //

阐释,阐述,阐发,阐明

Related Words

exemplify例证,例示,表明,例证了delineate划定,勾勒出,勾画出,划线explain解释,说明,解释一下,解说express表示spell out拼出,吐出,拼出了clarify澄清,厘清,阐明,澄明explicate解说,解读,阐释,解说词illustrate图解,图示,说明,图解说明set forth陈述,阐述了,阐述,阐明了comment评论,意见,评语,评述elucidate阐释,阐发,阐释一下,阐明describe描述,描写,描绘,形容state国家,国家的,国家的情况discourse论述,话语,话语权,言论interpret解释,解读,翻译,诠释unfold展开,展现,摊开,展现了present目前,现在,当前construe解释,解释为,解释一下,理解enucleate去核,去核的,去眼角膜,去眼袋

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to set forth or state in detail: to expound theories.
    • : to explain; interpret.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make a detailed statement.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbtalk about in great detail
Forms: expounding
Synonyms
clarify澄清,厘清,阐明,澄明delineate划定,勾勒出,勾画出,划线exemplify例证,例示,表明,例证了explain解释,说明,解释一下,解说explicate解说,解读,阐释,解说词express表示illustrate图解,图示,说明,图解说明set forth陈述,阐述了,阐述,阐明了spell out拼出,吐出,拼出了comment评论,意见,评语,评述construe解释,解释为,解释一下,理解describe描述,描写,描绘,形容discourse论述,话语,话语权,言论elucidate阐释,阐发,阐释一下,阐明enucleate去核,去核的,去眼角膜,去眼袋interpret解释,解读,翻译,诠释present目前,现在,当前state国家,国家的,国家的情况unfold展开,展现,摊开,展现了

Examples

  • I was going to expound on this today, but Josh Barro's got it covered.

  • The spring collection was intended to expound on the female body, sensuality and skin--but not nudity.

  • Why, in an otherwise tough interview, he didn't ask Netanyahu to expound the distinction is beyond me.

  • He recognized me from TV, and began to expound his political opinions.

  • The compulsion to expound on the grips of passion is timeless, it would seem.

  • We will not attempt, within the compass of a few short chapters, to expound continuously its wonderful text.

  • In the terms of the petition the lecturer was to expound the Commedia for the benefit of "etiam non grammatici."

  • At first, he did not attempt to annoy her; but, in time, some one was found cruel enough to expound to him the English common law.

  • But it is a craven apology if we stoop to expound: we are seen as pleading our case before the public.

  • To understand and expound them not for scholars but for the people, calls for a combination of gifts bestowed upon very few.

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