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belabor

🇬🇧 UK/bi'leibә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To discuss or work on something excessively; to attack or criticize someone harshly.

过度纠缠(某话题);严厉抨击,痛打

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
beto put into, to cause
+
laborwork, toil
=belabor

Common Collocations

  • 1.belabor the point过度强调一点
  • 2.belabor someone严厉抨击某人
  • 3.belabor a topic过度讨论话题

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Don't belabor the point; everyone already understands your argument.

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