Expatiate

(v. i.) To range at large, or without restraint.

(v. i.) To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant.

(v. t.) To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.

编辑:丽诺尔

• I should then expatiate on the warmth of my love, and the depth of my devotion. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• When Miss Ophelia expatiated on Topsy's naughty, wicked conduct, the child looked perplexed and sorrowful, but said, sweetly. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Tom's cabin was shut up for the present; but George expatiated brilliantly on ornaments and additions to be made to it when Tom came back. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• He held in his hand a mass of his compound of sulphur and gum, upon which he was expatiating in his usual vehement manner, the company exhibiting the indifference to which he was accustomed. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The auctioneer sees his advantage, and expatiates volubly in mingled French and English, and bids rise in rapid succession. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.

手打:莱曼