Leaves alternate, sessile, terete, fleshy, base expanded, apex obtuse or aristate awned; leaf axil fascicular pilose.

叶互生，无柄，圆柱状，肉质，基部扩大的，先端钝或具芒；叶腋束状具柔毛。

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A business can only be built and expanded on a sound financial base.

一家企业只有在稳定的财政基础上才能开办并扩大规模。

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In 2002, the monetary base expanded by 18%, but bank lending fell.

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We improved the cost base, expanded distribution from 80, 000 outlets to over 133, 000 in six months, optimized marketing investments behind priority brands and ramped up innovations.

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Randall Larsen, director of the Institute for Homeland Security, was enthusiastic about the expanded base of people with access to "secret" intelligence, saying it is particularly needed by behavior detection officers, who look for travelers exhibiting unusual behavior.

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