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单词 expostulate
释义
expostulate
verb[I]
formal
uk
/ɪkˈspɒs.tjə.leɪt/us
/ɪkˈspɑː.stjə.leɪt/
toexpressdisagreementorcomplaint:
反对；抗议；抱怨
Walter expostulatedwiththewaiteraboutthesizeof thebill.沃尔特认为账单上的金额不对，向侍者提出异议。
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expostulation
(Definition ofexpostulatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexpostulate

expostulate
I expostulated with the boy and asked him whether the bread was intended for my house.
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However, it is no good in this connection expostulating about that.
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I was about to add that if there was something fundamentally unjust, surely someone would have expostulated at that time; but nobody did so.
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They had toexpostulatewith those charged with criminal acts.
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I did not finish my quotation before he opened his large mouth and started expostulating.
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These old men all expostulated with one shout.
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I expostulated again and again, and said it would be fatal in time of war.
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Henry expostulated: could he not dump the tee-shirts there, as the conference could get on without them?
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People can be educated and expostulated with and made to see the folly and error of their position, but real grievances can only be removed by redress.
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Lindley could onlyexpostulateand was unsuccessful in moderating his actions.
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The poems drift from one focus to another; they avoid the histrionic; they sigh more often than theyexpostulate.
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Eshagian also unearths old boyfriends and films them expostulating on why they broke up with her.
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Coburn expostulated with them and they desisted.
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