英英释义
expand
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v.
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extend in one or more directions
"The dough expands"
同义词： spread out
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become larger in size or volume or quantity
"his business expanded rapidly"
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make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
"expand the house by adding another wing"
- grow stronger
- exaggerate or make bigger
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add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
同义词： elaborate lucubrate expatiate exposit enlarge flesh out expound dilate
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expand the influence of
同义词： extend
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extend in one or more directions
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
expand /ɪkˈspænd/ CET4 TEM4 ( expanding, expanded, expands )
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V-T/V-I If something expands or is expanded, it becomes larger. 扩大; 膨胀
例：Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected.
工程师们注意到管子并未像预期的那样膨胀。
例：We have to expand the size of the image.
我们不得不扩大图像的尺寸。
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V-T/V-I If something such as a business, organization, or service expands, or if you expand it, it becomes bigger and includes more people, goods, or activities. 使…发展; 发展 [商业]
例：The popular ceramics industry expanded toward the middle of the 19th century.
大众陶瓷业在19世纪中叶得到了发展。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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A child's vocabulary expands through reading.
孩子的词汇量通过阅读得到扩大。
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When matter is heated, it expands.
物体受热则膨胀。
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This factory expands to the riverside.
这个工厂的地界扩展到河边。
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They are hoping to learn more about dark matter in an effort to better understand how the universe expands and shrinks.
VOA: special.2009.07.21
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This sentence expands to a noun followed by a verb followed by a sentence and there you get recursion.
这个句子就扩展成了,一个名词,后跟一个动词,再接刚才的句子,这样就变成了递归
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Peter the Great expands territory beyond the Euro mountains along the Caspian Sea at the expense of the Turks.
彼得大帝越过欧洲山脉,沿着里海扩张,吞并着土耳其的土地
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