expound

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ex·pound /ɪkˈspaʊnd/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  formalEXPLAIN to explain or talk about something in detail 详解；阐述expound on She’s always expounding on the latest dogmas of feminism. 她老是在阐述女权主义的最新信条。→ See Verb table

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expound• Those who apply the rule to particular cases, must of necessity expound and interpret that rule.• Here in re-printed lectures and essays, he expounds his creed.• She expounded the Scriptures to her nuns, she will expound them now to her disciples.• Generals resumed expounding their views on political and economic affairs.• These ideas were expounded to mass audiences.• Your doctor today will tell you what Pott's Disease is and will probably delight in expounding upon Pott's Fracture.Origin expound (1200-1300) Old French espondre, from Latin exponere; → EXPOSE

ex·pound verbChineseSyllable  

explain something to Corpus in talk detail or about

expound
ex‧pound /ɪkˈspaʊnd/ verb [intransitive and transitive]formal to explain or talk about something in detail
    expound on
    She’s always expounding on the latest dogmas of feminism.

ex·poundBrE /ɪkˈspaʊnd/ 🔊NAmE /ɪkˈspaʊnd/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they expound BrE /ɪkˈspaʊnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪkˈspaʊnd/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it expounds BrE /ɪkˈspaʊndz/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪkˈspaʊndz/ 🔊past simple expounded BrE /ɪkˈspaʊndɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪkˈspaʊndɪd/ 🔊past participle expounded BrE /ɪkˈspaʊndɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪkˈspaʊndɪd/ 🔊 -ing form expounding BrE /ɪkˈspaʊndɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪkˈspaʊndɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to explain sth by talking about it in detail 详解；详述；阐述◆~ sth (to sb) He expounded his views on the subject to me at great length. 他详细地向我阐述了他在这个问题上的观点。🔊🔊◆~ on sth We listened as she expounded on the government's new policies. 我们听她详细讲解了政府的新政策。🔊🔊