expostulate
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you expostulate, you express strong disagreement with someone. 反驳; 争辩[正式]
"For heaven's sake!" Dot expostulated. "They're cheap and they're useful."
“看在老天的份上！”多特反驳道。“他们便宜而且他们有用。”
For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate. 我一度认为她要争辩。
His family expostulated with him. 他的家人反驳他。
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expostulate /ɪkˈspɒstjʊˌleɪt/ (expostulating,expostulated,expostulates)
剑桥词典
- to express disagreement or complaint
反对；抗议；抱怨
Walter expostulated with the waiter about the size of the bill . 沃尔特认为账单上的金额不对，向侍者提出异议。 返回 expostulate