expostulate
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɪk'spɒstjʊleɪt; ek-]
- 美式音标 [ɪkˈspɑː.stjə.leɪt]
- 国际音标 [ik'spɔstjuleit]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vi.告诫，规劝
- n.规劝，告诫
词根记忆
- ex(出) + post(放) + ulate→放出意见→抗议
英汉例句
- For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate.
那一刻，我以为她要提出异议。 - He wanted to plunge in and expostulate with her.
他想要单刀直入,劝告她. - Didn't I ever expostulate with you on the subject?
我不曾就这问题忠告过你 吗 ? - For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate.
那一刻，我以为她要提出异议。 - She expostulate with her husband about his habit of smoking in bed.
她抗议她丈夫经常在床上抽烟.
词组短语
- expostulate about 就
- expostulate with 谏
- expostulate Õ 规劝
- exhort expostulate 劝诫
- admonish expostulate 勉励告诫
短语
英英字典
- to express disagreement or complaint
- If you expostulate, you express strong disagreement with someone.