expands
英
/ɪkˈspændz/
美
/ɪkˈspændz/
v.
扩大,增加,增强(尺码、数量或重要性);扩展,发展(业务);细谈;详述;详细阐明
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柯林斯词典
expand
频次
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V-ERG 扩充;扩大;增加
If something expands or is expanded, it becomes larger.
Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected...
工程师注意到管道并没有如预期那样膨胀。
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V-ERG 扩大;发展;扩展
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.
The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century...
到19世纪中期,大众制陶业得到了发展。
相关词组: expand on
双语例句
全部 扩大 增加 增强 扩展 发展 详述
1
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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2
The lesson taught by plants is that sharing life expands and enhances the sphere of the living, while dividing life into so-called natural or human resources diminishes it.
植物给我们的教训是,共享生命可以扩大和增强生命的范围,而将生命划分为所谓的自然资源或人类资源则会削弱生命的范围。
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Could you expand on that point, please?
请你把这一点详细说明一下好吗?
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The government provided an additional £ 25 million to expand the service.
政府另拨2500万英镑用于扩展该服务项目。
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There are no plans to expand the local airport.
目前尚无扩建地方机场的方案。
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