expostulating
英 [ɪkˈspɒstʃuleɪtɪŋ]
美 [ɪkˈspɑːstʃuleɪtɪŋ]
v. 争论; 争执; 抗议
expostulate的现在分词
柯林斯词典
- VERB 争论;反驳
If you expostulate, you express strong disagreement with someone.
- '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。” - For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate...
那一刻,我以为她要提出异议。 - His family expostulated with him.
家人和他意见相左。
双语例句
- But the others turned on him, expostulating.
可是其他两个人都针对着他进行劝导了。