He tends to belabor the point during meetings, which often irritates his colleagues.
他在会议中喜欢喋喋不休地强调某个观点,这常常令同事们感到恼火。
What does the word “belabor” most likely mean in the following sentence? “During the debate, she continued to belabor her point long after everyone else had moved on.”
C — emphasize. “belabor” means v. to argue or discuss in excessive detail; to attack verbally
There is no need to ______ the point; we all understood it long ago.
B — belabor. “belabor” means v. to argue or discuss in excessive detail; to attack verbally
belabor — v. to argue or discuss in excessive detail; to attack verbally. In Chinese: 喋喋不休;过分强调.
belabor is pronounced /bɪˈleɪbər/. It breaks into 3 syllables: be · la · bor.
He tends to belabor the point during meetings, which often irritates his colleagues. (他在会议中喜欢喋喋不休地强调某个观点,这常常令同事们感到恼火。)
emphasize, dwell on, overstate, exaggerate — all close in meaning to belabor (v. to argue or discuss in excessive detail; to attack verbally).
Yes. belabor appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
continuous talking; excessive emphasis.