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词汇 flesh out
释义
Idiom
flesh outflesh out (something)
to explain something more completely.
She sketches a character's outline in just a few words and then vividly fleshes out her portrait as the book goes along.
Etymology: based on the idea of adding flesh to a picture that shows only the bones of a creature

Phr V
flesh out
fleshes, fleshing, fleshed
flesh out sth or flesh sth out
to add more details or more information to a piece of writing, especially in order to make it more interestingoften + with
Can you flesh out your report with some figures?
phraseflesh out
flesh out sthflesh sth out to add more details to a piece of writing, a speech, or a piece of music, in order to make it more interesting or to give more information: Scott fleshes out the original story with details from his own imagination. The chairman's report will flesh out the basic facts about sales and profits. Drum and bass rhythms flesh out the melodies.

flesh out

To develop something more fully. A noun or pronoun can be used between "flesh" and "out." I can't judge your story in its current state—you need to flesh it out more and then resubmit it.

flesh something out (with something)

Fig. to make something more detailed, bigger, or fuller. This is basically a good outline. Now you'll have to flesh it out. The play was good, except that the author needed to flesh out the third act. It was too short.

flesh out

to become more fleshy. She began to flesh out at the age of thirteen. After his illness, Tom fleshed out and regained his strength.

flesh out

Also, put flesh on the bones of. Give substance to, provide with details, amplify. For example, The editor told her to flesh out the story, or You need to put flesh on the bones of these characters. This metaphoric expression, alluding to clothing a nude body or adding flesh to a skeleton, was in the mid-1600s put simply as to flesh, the adverb out being added about two centuries later.

flesh out

v.
To fill in, enrich, or build on the content or structure of something: At the meeting, we fleshed out the plans for our trip. This paragraph is not specific enough—you should flesh it out.
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