expatiating
present participle ofexpatiate
| 单词 | expatiating |
| 释义 | expatiating present participle ofexpatiate expatiate verb[I] formaldisapprovinguk/ekˈspeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/us/ekˈspeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/tospeakor write about something ingreatdetailor for alongtime: She expatiatedon/uponherworkfor thedurationof themeal. Synonyms elaborateformal expoundformal Elaborating, specifying and simplifying
Examplesofexpatiatingexpatiating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is perhaps worthexpatiatingslightly on the episode of the village hall. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I will this afternoon begin byexpatiatingat large upon the canons of financial orthodoxy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest to him that there is an easier explanation of the phenomenon that he isexpatiatingupon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I spent a considerable timeexpatiatingon the merits of forcing trade associations to register their rules. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I will not take up time inexpatiatingon that question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has beenexpatiatingon the virtues of democracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have heard himexpatiatinghere again to-day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He must not now startexpatiatingon the subject of boys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have listened to himexpatiatingon this many times. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have beenexpatiatingon a very disturbing feature of our national life, but the total situation is not wholly bad nor is it necessarily a result of bad will. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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