belabour

belabourbelabourD.J.:[biˈleibə]K.K.:[bɪˈlebɚ]vt.1.〈古〉痛打,不断辱骂和嘲弄,就…作过分的冗长的讨论或分析等

belabour[bi'leibə]vt.1.痛打;打击,鞭打;攻击,袭击:to belabour someone with a stick soundly用棍棒把某人毒打一顿2.抨击;申斥;批评;责骂:to belabour someone with insults对某人辱骂a book that belabours the individualism of his contemporaries一部对其同时代人的个人主义作严肃批评的书3.唠唠叨叨地反复讲,向…唠叨;就…做过多的讨论(或说明、解释):We all see your point;there's no need to belabour it.我们都已理解你的意思,没必要做过多的解释。She kept belabouring the point long after they had agreed.他们意见取得一致后很久她还继续对此点作不必要的说明。4.反复讨论(或研究):I propose to belabour this point of view.我建议对此观点多加讨论。5.[废语]= labour

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