expostulate
v. 爭論; 反駁
If you expostulate, you express strong disagreement with someone.
'For heaven's sake!' Dot expostulated. 'They're cheap and they're useful.'...
“拜託!”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。
1. reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
Didn't I ever expostulate with you on the subject?
我不曾就這問題忠告過你 嗎 ?
Didn't you ever expostulate with her on the subject?
你不曾就這個問題忠告過她 嗎 ?
One of his students expostulate with him about his examination result.
他的一個學生與他爭辯考試結果.
I expostulate with her on the impropriety.
因行為不當我向她提出告誡.
Sons feel unreasonable, expostulate with simultaneously.
兒子們覺得不像話, 一齊勸諫.