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expostulation [ɪkˌspɒstʃʊ'leɪʃn]

n. 规劝，告诫;

例句:

  • My expostulation ( s ) had no effect.
    我提出的劝告毫无作用.
  • In his expostulation he dropped his cleaner hand ( perhaps accidentally , perhaps not ) upon the joker's heart.
    说话时他那只干净手 有意无意 地落到了那开玩笑的人心口.
  • I now went into an earnest expostulation with him upon the extravagant length of his report.
    接着我就开始苦口婆心地劝导他,说他写的报告过分冗长.