belabor
词根词缀:
belabor v. 过分啰嗦;痛打
be 加强 + labor 劳动,工作 → 劳作过多 → 过分啰嗦
collaborate v. 合作;勾结
col 共同 + labor 劳动,工作 + ate 做,造成,使… → 一起工作 → 合作
elaborate v. 精工细做
e 加强 + labor 劳动,工作 + ate 做,造成,使… → 费了很多功夫 → 精工细做
laboratory n. 实验室
labor 劳动,工作 + atory 地点 → 工作的地方 → 实验室
labored adj. 吃力的,费力的
labor 劳动,工作 + ed 表形容词 → 花劳动做出来的 → 费力的
laborious adj. 辛苦的,吃力的
labor 劳动,工作 + ious …的 → 劳动的 → 辛苦的
数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全
相关例句:
He seems to be looking for a man of straw to belabor.
他看来在找一个假想的敌人来加以痛打。
We need not belabor the obvious point that such symbolization is conducive to feelings of security and belonging.
我们不需要抨击这个观点:这样的象徵化有助于安全感或归属感。
Paul Graham has written extensively about this so I won't belabor it too much, except to say this: you don't need much startup capital, but what you do need is a willingness to work your buns off.
保罗·格雷厄姆写了广泛的关于这个,所以我不会去赘述那太多了,除了这麽说:你不需要太多启动资金,但你需要做的是乐意工作你面包。
We won't belabor the theory and background.
我们不会就理论和背景做太多的论述。
The report doesn't belabor every audit observation because these should have already been addressed during the closing meeting.
报告不对每个审核观察情况进行长篇大论,因为这些观察情况已经在闭幕会议上提到了。
I don't want to belabor the point, but it is vital you understand how important this is.
我并不想啰嗦,但至关重要的是你得理解这件事的重要性。