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distend

英[dɪ'stend] 美[dɪ'stɛnd]
  • vt. 使…膨胀;使…扩张
  • vi. 扩张;膨胀

英英释意


1. become wider;
"His pupils were dilated"
2. cause to expand as it by internal pressure;
"The gas distended the animal's body"
3. swell from or as if from internal pressure;
"The distended bellies of the starving cows"