If you expostulate, you express strong disagreement with someone.
例句
'For heaven's sake!' Dot expostulated. 'They're cheap and they're useful.'...“拜托！”多特反駁道，“它們又便宜又管用。”For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate...那一刻，我以為她要提出異議。
英漢詞典釋義
vi.
告誡,規(guī)勸
expostulate with sb. about sth.為了某事勸戒某人Didn’t I ever expostulate with you on the subject?我不曾就這問(wèn)題忠告過(guò)你嗎？They expostulate with him about the risk involve in his plan.他們指出他的計(jì)劃有風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，勸他放棄。She expostulate with her husband about his habit of smoking in bed.她抗議她丈夫經(jīng)常在床上抽煙。The father expostulate with his son about the foolishness of leaving school.父親就他孩子輟學(xué)的愚蠢行為對(duì)他進(jìn)行規(guī)勸。
英英詞典釋義
Verb
1. reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion