e·lab·o·rate

adjective

/ɪˈlæbərət/

[usually before noun]

very complicated and detailed; carefully prepared and organized复杂的；详尽的；精心制作的
- 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
Extra Examples
- highly elaborate carvings非常精细的雕刻
- It all turned out to be an elaborate hoax.事实证明，这一切都是一场精心策划的骗局。
- The ceiling was tiled in an elaborate pattern.天花板的铺设做得很精致。
- This elaborate deception fooled his family for ages.这个精心设计的骗局愚弄了他家很长时间。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘produced by effort of labour’): from Latin elaborat- ‘worked out’, from the verb elaborare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + labor ‘work’.

e·lab·o·rate

verb

/ɪˈlæbəreɪt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they elaborate	/ɪˈlæbəreɪt/ /ɪˈlæbəreɪt/
he / she / it elaborates	/ɪˈlæbəreɪts/ /ɪˈlæbəreɪts/
past simple elaborated	/ɪˈlæbəreɪtɪd/ /ɪˈlæbəreɪtɪd/
past participle elaborated	/ɪˈlæbəreɪtɪd/ /ɪˈlæbəreɪtɪd/
-ing form elaborating	/ɪˈlæbəreɪtɪŋ/ /ɪˈlæbəreɪtɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to explain or describe something in a more detailed way详尽阐述；详细描述
- elaborate (on/upon something) 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。
- elaborate something She went on to elaborate her argument.她进而详尽阐述了她的论点。
Extra Examples
- Let me briefly elaborate on this.让我对此简要说明一下。
- They refused to elaborate on the reasons for their decision.他们拒绝对其决定作出详细说明。
- This point will be elaborated further in the next chapter.下一章将进一步阐述这一点。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- further
- at length
- briefly
- …
verb + elaborate
- attempt to
- try to
- refuse to
- …
preposition
- on
- upon
[transitive] elaborate something to develop a plan, an idea, etc. and make it complicated or detailed详细制订；精心制作
- 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加以发挥。

Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘produced by effort of labour’): from Latin elaborat- ‘worked out’, from the verb elaborare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + labor ‘work’.