1. For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate. 我一度认为她要争辩。
2. Tess did not expostulate. 不,苔丝。
3. He wanted to plunge in and expostulate with her. 他想要单刀直入,劝告她。
4. They expostulate with him about the risk involve in his plan. 他们指出他的计划有风险,劝他放弃。
5. With the hypocrite, it is not at present my intention to expostulate, though even he might be taught the excellency of virtue, by the necessity of seeming to be virtuous; 伪善者,不是目前我想要劝诫的,尽管他可能为了使自己看起来有道德而受过优良的美德教育。