expostulate /ɪkˈspɑːstʃəˌleɪt/ verb expostulates; expostulated; expostulating
expostulates; expostulated; expostulating
Learner's definition of EXPOSTULATE
[no object] formal
: to disagree with something or argue against it不同意;反对 — expostulation
/ɪkˌspɑːstʃəˈleɪʃən/ noun, plural expostulations [count, noncount]