[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]扩充;扩大;增加 If something expands or is expanded, it becomes larger.
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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。
The money supply expanded by 14.6 per cent in the year to September...
截至9月,当年的货币供应增加了14.6%。
We have to expand the size of the image.
我们不得不放大图像的尺寸。
...a rapidly expanding universe.
迅速扩张的宇宙
...strips of expanded polystyrene.
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]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.
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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。
The interest rate's coming down. I'll be able to expand or stay in business...
利率正在降低,我可以扩大公司或者维持经营。
I owned a bookshop and desired to expand the business...
我拥有一家书店,想要扩大业务。
Health officials are proposing to expand their services by organising counselling.
卫生官员计划通过组织咨询来扩展他们的服务。
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ex·pand★AWL/ɪkˈspænd; NAmEɪkˈspænd/verb1★[intransitive , transitive ]to become greater in size, number or importance; to make sth greater in size, number or importance 扩大,增加,增强(尺码、数量或重要性)◆Metals expand when they are heated.金属受热会膨胀。◆Student numbers are expanding rapidly.学生人数在迅速增加。◆A child's vocabulary expands through reading.孩子的词汇量通过阅读得到扩大。◆The waist expands to fit all sizes.腰部可松可紧,适合任何尺码。expandsth ◆In breathing the chest muscles expand the ribcage and allow air to be sucked into the lungs.呼吸时胸部肌肉使胸廓扩大让空气吸入肺部。◆The new system expanded the role of family doctors.新体制扩大了家庭医生的作用。◆There are no plans to expand the local airport.目前没有扩建地方机场的计划。OPP
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2★[intransitive , transitive ]if a business expandsor is expanded,new branches are opened, it makes more money, etc. 扩展,发展(业务)◆an expanding economy (= with more businesses starting and growing)不断发展的经济expandsth ◆We've expanded the business by opening two more stores.我们增开了两家商店以扩展业务。3[intransitive ]to talk more; to add details to what you are saying 细谈;详述;详细阐明◆I repeated the question and waited for her to expand.我把问题重复了一遍,等着她详细回答。PHRASAL VERBexˈpand on/upon sthto say more about sth and add some details 详述;充分叙述;详细阐明◆Could you expand on that point, please?请你把那一点详细说明一下好吗?expandexpandsexpandedexpandingex·pand/ɪkˈspænd; NAmEɪkˈspænd/
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expandex‧pand /ɪkˈspænd/ ●●○S3W3AWL verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] to become larger in size, number, or amount, or to make something become larger → expansionOPP contract: Water expands as it freezes. Sydney’s population expanded rapidly in the 1960s. exercises that expand the chest muscles his expanding waistline► see thesaurus at
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2[intransitive, transitive] if a company, business etc expands, or if someone expands it, they open new shops, factories etc → expansion: The computer industry has expanded greatly over the last decade. The hotel wants to expand its business by adding a swimming pool. the rapidly expanding field of information technologyexpand into We have plans to expand into the U.S. market.3[intransitive] literary to become more confident and start to talk more: After a few whiskies he started to expand a little.expand on/upon phrasal verbto add more details or information to something that you have already said: Payne later expanded on his initial statement.
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