vt. 1.详细说明(理论),陈述;为…辩护[解释]。 2.解释(经典)。 vi. 阐述;解释,说明。 n. -er 陈述者,说明者。
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" 同义词:elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, dilate,