belabour
verb🔊/bɪˈleɪbə(r)/
🔊/bɪˈleɪbər/
(US English belabor)
Word Originlate Middle English: from be- + the verb labour.
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they belabour | 🔊/bɪˈleɪbə(r)/ 🔊/bɪˈleɪbər/ |
| he / she / it belabours | 🔊/bɪˈleɪbəz/ 🔊/bɪˈleɪbərz/ |
| past simple belaboured | 🔊/bɪˈleɪbəd/ 🔊/bɪˈleɪbərd/ |
| past participle belaboured | 🔊/bɪˈleɪbəd/ 🔊/bɪˈleɪbərd/ |
| -ing form belabouring | 🔊/bɪˈleɪbərɪŋ/ 🔊/bɪˈleɪbərɪŋ/ |
Idioms
belabour the point
- (formal)
to repeat an idea, argument, etc. many times to emphasize it, especially when it has already been mentioned or understood 一再强调观点（或论点等） I don’t want to belabour the point, but it’s vital you understand how important this is. 我不想弄明白这一点，但是了解这一点的重要性至关重要。