belabor
pronunciation
UK [bɪ'leɪbə]
US [bɪˈlebɚ]
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- vt.
- 毒打一顿
- 责骂
- 就…作过度的说明
- 向…唠叨
Word Origin
belabor 一再强调
前缀be-, 强调。labor, 劳动，努力。即努力争取的，反复强调的。
Example
- 1. Counselor , do we really haveto belabor the situation ?
- 律师先生我们有必要多费口舌吗?
- 2. I will not belabor the obvious parallel with judas iscariot .
- 我不想强调他和犹大的相似处。
- 3. Belabor : to attack with blows ; hit , beat , or whip .
- 痛打:用拳击;击、打或抽。
- 4. Not to belabor the point , but proust makes hugo look concise and cogent , even ' sketchy ' .
- 我不想在重复说这一点了，但是普鲁斯特让雨果看起来是简明和令人信服的，甚至是“概略式的”。
- 5. How much more elegant is it to slay your foe , with the roses of irony than to massacre him with the axes of sarcasm or to belabor him with the bludgeon of invective .
- 用讥讽的玫瑰镇服你的对手，较之用嘲弄的板斧将他剁砍或用谩骂的大头棒将他捶打，更为温文尔雅。
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