VERB
爭論;反駁
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?！?/i>
For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate...
那一刻，我以為她要提出異議。