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Definition of over-elaborate in English: over-elaborateadjectiveəʊv(ə)rɪˈlab(ə)rət Excessively elaborate. 过分精巧的 a courtly, over-elaborate speech the new structure was criticized as over-elaborate Example sentencesExamples - White picket fencing, kerbstones around plots and over-elaborate flower beds were also to be stopped in a bid to tidy up cemeteries.
- I suspect some listeners will hate it, thinking it too over-elaborate, but I love it.
- At the time I was inclined to think that the network of commissioning and monitoring committees was over-elaborate, but with hindsight I can see the point of it.
- The plot is over-elaborate and the style is rudimentary, but the romance is full of life and traditional motifs.
- The court should avoid an over-elaborate analysis of the article, because an ordinary reader would not analyse the article as a lawyer or accountant would analyse documents or accounts.
- It is simplicity in a pudding bowl, and the tradition of a final splash of whisky on top is neither an affected nor over-elaborate addition.
- Standing on the grassy down above them was a young woman dressed in a long-sleeved dark blue top and a knee-length black skirt, which seemed strange and over-elaborate in the excessive heat.
- The judge should be wary of an over-elaborate and analytical approach.
- While limiting its attention to what the defendant has actually said or written the court should be cautious of an over-elaborate analysis of the material issue.
- In such a situation it would be stupid to provide an over-elaborate explanation.
- At times the attempt to jam poems full of New Zealand's many disparate actual and imagined elements, and the occasional use of over-elaborate diction, don't allow the reader to form an image or establish a mood.
- Portraits are not usually over-elaborate, and ought to portray a likeness of the subject, also offering some insight to the subject's personality.
- For once, showboating and over-elaborate play had replaced their usual ruthless efficiency.
- So the critics will continue to say that he is too unpredictable and over-elaborate, but that is the downside of genius.
- One way or another, the system appears to be an over-elaborate, profit-driven, under-regulated mess.
Synonyms pretentious, high-flown, ostentatious, pompous, grandiose, overblown, overripe, overworked, overdone
verbəʊv(ə)rɪˈlab(ə)rət [with object]Explain or treat in excessive detail. 对…阐说过详；过分精心制作 if they don't over-elaborate the story I don't question it 如果他们不把事情的细节说得过分详尽我是不会怀疑的。 Example sentencesExamples - Her voice was so expressive because of its incredible calm and internal fortitude, never needing to do too much or to over-elaborate.
- The home side struggled to move the ball away from the base of the scrum and also over-elaborated in their own half when a policy of sticking to the basics may have served them better.
- With the Irish pack ruling the roost, and Scotland over-elaborating to a ridiculous degree on the few occasions they managed to get their hands on the ball, the young Irish backs began to look increasingly incisive.
- The ghostwriter wants to produce a good book and they have over-elaborated on things.
- His lawyer accused the teenager of deliberately over-elaborating a simple incident.
- I thought we started positively and we were knocking it about but then we started to over-elaborate.
- Never seeking to over-elaborate on the emotion, Polanski chooses to keep things fundamentally austere.
- For all their flourishes, they lack cutting edge, consistently over-elaborating when it seemed more sensible to shoot.
- We don't go out to do so much handpassing, and we might have over-elaborated at times in the semi-final, but that happens.
Synonyms overstate, overemphasize, overstress, overestimate, overvalue, magnify, amplify, aggrandize, inflate
Derivativesadverb Fish, whether it be from the lake itself or from the sea, is particularly well done, benefiting from not being over-sauced or over-elaborately presented.
noun noun Even when Celtic did dispense with their over-elaboration and find a way into the six-yard box, they were found wanting. Example sentencesExamples - Both dishes were proof that the sort of culinary self-indulgence and over-elaboration that has become commonplace in so many fish restaurants need not be a part of running a successful seafood restaurant.
- Again, this was simple food with the accent upon quality ingredients and a desire to avoid over-elaboration.
- The home side were guilty of over-elaboration, their manager admitting they lacked their normal cutting edge.
- It was a familiar feeling for many home supporters who have grown accustomed to their team's skill yet over-elaboration.
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