lucubrate

vi. 在灯下用功, 深入研究, 专心著作

发音

US /ˈluː.kjə.bɹeɪt/

词形变化

lucubrated lucubrates 三单 lucubrates lucubrating lucubrating 现在分词 lucubrated 过去式 lucubrated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To work diligently by artificial light; to study at night.

    罕用
  2. 2.

    To work or write like a scholar.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 8

expand elaborate enlarge dilate expound expatiate exposit flesh out

上位词 3

clarify clear up elucidate

下位词 10

detail instance specialize specify illustrate specialise exemplify expound exposit particularise

词源

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lūcubrātus, perfect passive participle of lūcubrō (“to work by candlelight”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lūx (“light”).

来源：wiktionary