expostulate
词根词缀：
词根
postul= to demand 要求
expostulate v. 规劝，忠告
ex 使… + postul 要求 + ate 做，造成，使… → 规劝，忠告
postulate v. 要求；假定…存在
postul 要求 + ate 做，造成，使… → 要求；假定…存在
postulation n. 假定
postul 要求 + ation 行为，过程，状态，结果 → 事先提出要求 → 假定
postulator n. 假定者；要求者
postulat 要求；假定…存在 + or 表名词 → 假定者；要求者
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相关例句：
His family expostulated with him.
家人和他意见相左。
For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate
那一刻，我以为她要提出异议。
Didn't you ever expostulate with her on the subject?
你不曾就这个问题忠告过她吗？
Tess did not expostulate.
苔丝不再争辩了。
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。
'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。”