Expostulate
[ [ik'spɔstʃuleit] ]
出国 Abroad
vi. 劝诫, 告诫；忠告
📝 例句
The father expostulate with his son about the foolishness of leaving school.
父亲就他孩子辍学的愚蠢行为对他进行规劝。
Workers went to the office to expostulate with the boss about their pay
工人们到办公室就工资问题与老板进行争辩。
He wanted to plunge in and expostulate with her.
他想要单刀直入，劝告她。
They expostulate with him about the risk involve in his plan.
他们指出他的计划有风险，劝他放弃。
She expostulate with her husband about his habit of smoking in bed.
她抗议她丈夫经常在床上抽烟。
📖 牛津释义
expostulate
v[I, Ipr]
~ (with sb) (on/about sth) (fml 文) make a protest (to sb); reason or argue (with sb), esp to persuade him not to do sth （向某人）提抗议; （与某人）讲道理或争论; （尤指）规劝, 劝戒
They expostulated with him about the risks involved in his plan. 他们指出他的计划有风险, 劝他放弃.
🗣️ 情景例句
Thank you, Mr. Lu. Please wait a moment while I check our reservations list.
谢谢，陆先生。请稍等，我查一下订房名单。
I'm sorry, but I didn't understand your question. Could you please restate it?
对不起，你的问题我没有理解，请你再说一遍好吗？
He owes his wealth to diligence and good luck.
他的财富是由于他的勤劳和幸运。