elaborate
/ɪˈlæbrət/
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adj./v. 精心的；精巧的；詳細說明
- Bowerbirds build elaborate structures decorated with flowers and shells to attract mates. 園丁鳥會用花和貝殼裝飾，搭出精心的構造來吸引配偶。
其他意思
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adj. 精心製作的, 詳盡的
You use elaborate to describe something that is very complex because it has a lot of different parts.
- an elaborate research project.
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v. 詳細說明
詳述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.
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labor 工作
e + labor + ate向外、出來 + 工作 + 動詞；形容詞