expostulating

英 [ɪkˈspɒstʃuleɪtɪŋ] 美 [ɪkˈspɑːstʃuleɪtɪŋ]

v.  争论; 争执; 抗议
expostulate的现在分词



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。

双语例句

  1. But the others turned on him, expostulating.
    可是其他两个人都针对着他进行劝导了。