vi. 详尽说明;变得复杂
vt. 详细制定;详尽阐述;[生理学]加工;尽心竭力地做
She went on to elaborate her argument.
她进而详尽阐述了她的论点。
She concocted some elaborate story to explain her absence.
她精心编造了解释她不在场的一些谎言。
According to the prosecution, the officers manufactured an elaborate story.
根据起诉,军官们精心编造了事情的经过。
They used elaborate secret codes, as when the names of trees stood for letters.
他们用的是精心设计的密码,用树木的名称代表字母。
Her children had the best, most elaborate birthday parties in the neighbourhood.
她孩子们的生日聚会是左邻右舍中最好、最精心策划的。