expostulation
[ɪk,spɑstʃə'leʃən]
- n. 劝告
英英释意
- 1. the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
- 2. an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof
双语例句
- 1. My expostulation ( s ) had no effect.
- 我提出的劝告毫无作用.
来自辞典例句
- 2. In his expostulation he dropped his cleaner hand ( perhaps accidentally , perhaps not ) upon the joker's heart.
- 说话时他那只干净手 有意无意 地落到了那开玩笑的人心口.
来自英汉文学 - 双城记
- 3. I now went into an earnest expostulation with him upon the extravagant length of his report.
- 接着我就开始苦口婆心地劝导他,说他写的报告过分冗长.
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