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expand

英[ɪk'spænd;ek-] 美[ɪk'spænd]
  • vt. 扩张;使膨胀;详述
  • vi. 发展;张开,展开

英英释意


1. extend in one or more directions;
"The dough expands"
2. become larger in size or volume or quantity;
"his business expanded rapidly"
3. make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity;
"expand the house by adding another wing"
4. grow stronger;
"The economy was booming"
5. exaggerate or make bigger;
"The charges were inflated"
6. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing;
"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
7. expand the influence of;
"The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"