elaborate

动词 elaborate:

1. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
   同义词：lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
2. produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
3. make more complex, intricate, or richer
   同义词：complicate, refine, rarify
4. work out in detail
   同义词：work out

形容词 elaborate:

1. marked by complexity and richness of detail
   同义词：luxuriant
2. developed or executed with care and in minute detail
   同义词：detailed, elaborated

1. Orthodox Christian churches often have elaborate steeples.
   传统的基督教堂都有精致的尖塔。
2. The curtains had an elaborate pattern of flowers.
   窗帘上绘有精美的花卉图案。
3. What you've told me of your plan sounds most interesting; would you care to elaborate?
   你给我讲的这个计划很有意思，你能详细地谈一谈吗？

e.lab.o.rate

adj.（形容词）
Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details.
精心制作的：对众多部分或细节给予精心注意的计划或制作的
Intricate and rich in detail.
复杂精美的
v.（动词）
e.lab.o.rat.ed,e.lab.o.rat.ing,e.lab.o.rates[-l2b.…-r3t.]
v.tr.（及物动词）
To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly.
精心制作；详尽阐述
To produce by effort; create.
努力制作；制造
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become elaborate.
变得复杂
To express at greater length or in greater detail:
详述：用更长的篇幅或更多的细节表达：
例句：
asked me to elaborate on my proposal.
让我详细说明我的提议

来源：
Latin ôlabôr3tus [past participle of] ôlabôr3re [to work out]
拉丁语 ôlabôr3tus [] ôlabôr3re的过去分词 [详述]
ô-, ex- [intensive pref.] * see ex-
ô-, ex- [强调性前缀] *参见 ex-
labôr3re [to work] from labôr [work]
labôr3re [工作] 源自 labôr [工作]

【引伸】
elab.orately
adv.（副词）
elab.orateness
n.（名词）
elab.ora.tion
n.（名词）
elab.ora.tor
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>elaborate,complicated,intricateThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is .marked by complexity of detail.:
这些形容词共有的中心意思是.以细节复杂为特征的.：
例句：
an elaborate lace pattern;
复杂精美的花边图案；

例句：
the eye, a complicated organ;
眼睛，复杂的器官；

例句：
an intricate problem. simple
错综复杂的问题 simple