Front | expand |
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Pron | [ɪk'spænd] |
Back | 【EXPAND】 The balloon expanded as it was filled with air. 那气球因填满了空气而膨胀。 【重点词汇】 expand v. 膨胀 be filled with: 充满着 |
Vocab | expandextend in one or more directions
The verb expand means to make something bigger or wider. It might refer to something concrete, as when you blow into a balloon and make it expand, or something more abstract, as when you study to expand your mind. Expand is a combination of the Latin words ex-, meaning "out," and pandere, "to spread." The idea of spreading out was always there, though the current idea of something actually becoming larger was first recorded in the mid-17th century. Expand is a versatile word that can refer to anything getting bigger, from a nation's growing influence in a neighboring country to a waistline that needs a larger belt. All forms of 'expand' will appear on average once every 133 pages. expand expandable expanded expansible expansion expansive expansionism expansionist expansively expansiveness expansivity unexpansive |
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