expostulate

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ex·pos·tu·late /ɪkˈspɒstʃəleɪt $ -ˈspɑː-/ verb [intransitive] formal  EXPRESSto express strong disapproval, disagreement, or annoyance with someone 反对；争论；反驳 —expostulation /ɪkˌspɒstʃəˈleɪʃən $ -ˌspɑː-/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

expostulate• Breeze looked up, meaning to expostulate, but was silenced by what she saw in her sister's face.• Now and again one would try to expostulate with the man in white but it was no good; nobody was listening.Origin expostulate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of expostulare, from postulare “to ask for”

ex·pos·tu·late verbChineseSyllable  

express disapproval, Corpus disagreement, annoyance strong or with to someone

expostulate
ex‧pos‧tu‧late /ɪkˈspɒstʃəleɪt, ɪkˈspɒstʃʊleɪt $ -ˈspɑː-/ verb [intransitive] formalto express strong disapproval, disagreement, or annoyance with someone
—expostulation /ɪkˌspɒstʃəˈleɪʃən, ɪkˌspɒstʃʊˈleɪʃən $ -ˌspɑː-/ noun [uncountable and countable]

ex·pos·tu·lateBrE /ɪkˈspɒstʃuleɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪkˈspɑːstʃuleɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they expostulate BrE /ɪkˈspɒstʃuleɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪkˈspɑːstʃuleɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it expostulates BrE /ɪkˈspɒstʃuleɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪkˈspɑːstʃuleɪts/ 🔊past simple expostulated BrE /ɪkˈspɒstʃuleɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪkˈspɑːstʃuleɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle expostulated BrE /ɪkˈspɒstʃuleɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪkˈspɑːstʃuleɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form expostulating BrE /ɪkˈspɒstʃuleɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪkˈspɑːstʃuleɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] (+ speech) (formal) to argue, disagree or protest about sth 争论；争执；抗议▸ ex·pos·tu·la·tion BrE /ɪkˌspɒstʃuˈleɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ɪkˌspɑːstʃuˈleɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable]