expostulates

英 [ɪkˈspɒstʃuleɪts] 美 [ɪkˈspɑːstʃuleɪts]

v.  争论; 争执; 抗议
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柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 争论;反驳
    If you expostulate, you express strong disagreement with someone.
    1. 'For heaven's sake!' Dot expostulated. 'They're cheap and they're useful.'...
      “拜托！”多特反驳道，“它们又便宜又管用。”
    2. For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate...
      那一刻，我以为她要提出异议。
    3. His family expostulated with him.
      家人和他意见相左。
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双语例句

  1. The fifth expostulates: why get all worked up?
    第五个人说：何必那么激动！
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