expostulated是什么意思？

expostulated

• v. 告诫，规劝( expostulate的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句

• He expostulated with me on my rashness. 他劝诫我别鲁莽.
• His family expostulated with him. 家人和他意见相左。
• "For heaven's sake!" Dot expostulated. "They're cheap and they're useful." “拜托！”多特反驳道，“它们又便宜又管用。”
• 'For heaven's sake!' Dot expostulated. 'They're cheap and they're useful.'... “拜托！”多特反驳道，“它们又便宜又管用。”

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  争论;反驳
  If you expostulate, you express strong disagreement with someone.
  例句
  'For heaven's sake!' Dot expostulated. 'They're cheap and they're useful.'... “拜托！”多特反驳道，“它们又便宜又管用。” For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate... 那一刻，我以为她要提出异议。