belabour

in AM, use 美国英语用 belabor


1. VERB 痛打；殴打；重击
   If you belabour someone or something, you hit them hard and repeatedly.
   1. Men began to belabour his shoulders, his head, his arms with sticks.
      暴徒开始用棍棒猛打他的肩、头和胳膊。
2. VERB 唠叨；絮絮叨叨地谈
   If you say that someone belabours the point, you mean that they keep on talking about it, perhaps in an annoying or boring way.
   1. I won't belabour the point, for this is a familiar story.
      因为这点已经是众所周知了，我就不再啰唆了。

1. Men began to belabour his shoulders, his head, his arms with sticks.
   暴徒开始用棍棒猛打他的肩、头和胳膊。
2. I won't belabour the point, for this is a familiar story.
   因为这点已经是众所周知了，我就不再啰唆了。
3. Marie was about to belabour her with the walking stick.
   玛丽正要用手杖痛打她。
4. How much more elegant is it to slay your foe, with the roses of irony than to massacre him with the axes of sarcasm or to belabour him with the bludgeon of invective.
   用讥讽的玫瑰镇服你的对手，较之用嘲弄的板斧将他剁砍或用谩骂的大头棒将他捶打，更为温文尔雅。
5. There's no need to belabour the point& you're angry I'm late and you don't need to keep reminding me.
   不必强调这一点&我知道你生气是因为我迟到，你不必刻意提醒我。
6. "Carry coal to Newcastle, send owls to Athens" More examples just belabour it. There was a snake, Poison was dripping from its teeth into the water.
   那儿有一条蛇，毒液正从它的牙齿上滴向水中。

v.

belabour the point

• 一再强调观点（或论点等）
  to repeat an idea, argument, etc. many times to emphasize it, especially when it has already been mentioned or understood

verb

1. attack verbally with harsh criticism
   1. She was belabored by her fellow students

   Synonym:    belabor

2. beat soundly

   Synonym:    belabor

3. to work at or to absurd length
   1. belabor the obvious

   Synonym:    belabor