elaborate
/ɪˈlæbərət; ɪ`læbərɪt/ adj
very detailed and complicated; carefully prepared and finished 详尽而复杂的; 精心制作的
elaborate plans 详尽的计划
an elaborate hairstyle 复杂的发型
an elaborate five-course meal 有五道菜的一顿盛馔.
elaborate / ɪˈlæbəreɪt; ɪ`læbəˌret/
1 v [Tn] (fml 文) work (sth) out in detail 详细制定（某事物）
Please elaborate your plan. 请做出详细的计划.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sth) describe or explain sth in detail 详尽解释或说明某事; 阐述
You understand the situation; I needn't elaborate any further. 你了解形势, 我无须赘述. elaboration/ ɪˌlæbəˈreɪʃn; ɪˌlæbə`reʃən/ n
1 [U] working sth out, or discussing sth, in detail 详细制定, 详尽讨论某事物
the further elaboration of a theory 对一理论的深入探讨.
2 [C] additional, usu unnecessary, detail 附加细节（通常为不必要的）
The elaborations of the plot made it a difficult book to read. 这本书因内容节外生枝而很难懂.