expostulate
vi. 劝诫，告诫；忠告
第三人称单数 expostulates
现在分词 expostulating
过去式 expostulated
过去分词 expostulated
例句
For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate.
我一度认为她要争辩。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Tess did not expostulate.
不，苔丝。
He wanted to plunge in and expostulate with her.
他想要单刀直入，劝告她。
