elaborate

1. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing;

"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

2. produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product;

"The bee elaborates honey"

3. make more complex, intricate, or richer;

"refine a design or pattern"

4. work out in detail;

"elaborate a plan"

e-, 向外。-labor, 劳动，辛苦，词源同laboratory.

elaborate

elaborate: [16] Etymologically, something that is elaborate has been produced by hard work. The word comes from ēlabōrātus, the past participle of Latin ēlabōrāre; this was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and labor ‘work’ (source of English labour). The notion of ‘painstaking work’ had passed by the early 17th century into ‘extreme detail’.
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elaborate (adj.)

1590s, "wrought by labor," from Latin elaboratus, past participle of elaborare "to exert oneself" (see elaboration). Meaning "very detailed" is from 1620s, via notion of "produced with great care and attention to detail." Related: elaborateness.

elaborate (v.)

c. 1600, "to build up from simple elements," from Latin elaboratus, past participle of elaborare "to labor, endeavor, struggle, work out" (see elaboration). Meaning "to work out in detail" is attested from 1610s. Related: Elaborated; elaborating.

The elaborate patterns were believed to offer protection against evil.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Shouldn't preparing—and consuming—food be a source of comfort, pride, health, well-being, relaxation, sociability? Something that connects us to other humans? Why would we want to outsource ( ' , 外包 ) this basic task, especially when outsourcing it is so harmful? When I talk about cooking, I'm not talking about creating elaborate dinner parties or three-day science projects.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

When I talk about cooking, I'm not talking about creating elaborate dinner parties or three-day science projects.

2015年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

No wonder it has become fashionable to denounce many universities as little more than elaborate con-tricks ( ' , 骗术).

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Second, provide learners with opportunities to explain and elaborate on what they're doing.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

No wonder it has become fashionable to denounce many universities as little more than elaborate con-tricks.

2016年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

To the horror of some who expected a Greek Revival twin of the Treasury Building to be erected on the other side of the White House, the elaborate French Second Empire style design by Alfred Mullett was selected, and construction of a building to house all three departments began in June of 1871.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

The Navy Department moved into the east wing in 1879, where elaborate wall and ceiling stenciling and marquetry floors decorated the office of the Secretary.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

To the horror of some who expected a Greek Revival twin of the Treasury Building to be erected on the other side of the White House, the elaborate French Second Empire style design by Alfred Mullett was selected, and construction of a building to house al

2018年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

1. In case anyone was following me, I made an elaborate detour.

为了防止有人跟踪我，我特地绕了弯路。

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2. Elaborate efforts were made to reconstruct what had happened.

为重现当时的情景，他们做了大量细致的工作。

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3. According to the prosecution, the officers manufactured an elaborate story.

根据控方意见，官员们精心编造了事情经过。

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4. Her children had the best, most elaborate birthday parties in the neighborhood.

她的孩子们的生日聚会在街坊四邻里是最好、最讲究的。

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5. I wondered why he had gone through the elaborate charade.

我不明白，他为什么要大费周章，装腔作势。

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