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expansive adj.易膨胀的；广阔的；滔滔不绝的；健谈的 (1) 作为一种新型材料，它的发展前景十分广阔。(2) 伯德桑的回答是滔滔不绝的。(3) 查尔斯喝了几杯酒，话就滔滔不绝了。(4) 今天莎拉变得快活而健谈。 Warning: don't confuse expansive, "large," with expensive, "high priced." They differ by only one letter but mean very different things. A Big Mac may contain what McDonald's advertizes as an expansive all-beef patty, but it isn't expensive food.

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英 [ɪk'spænsɪv] 美 [ɪk'spænsɪv] (1) As a new material, its prospective will be more expansive in the future.(2) Birdsong's answer was expansive.(3) After he'd had a few drinks, Charles became very expansive.(4) Today Sarah became jovial and expansive. Expansive is all about being able to grow or get larger. An expansive piece of land is large, an expansive mind is one that is always thinking of the big picture, an expansive vocabulary is one that holds lots of words. 1[ADJ 形容词]广袤的；辽阔的；全面的 If something is expansive, it covers or includes a large area or many things.   [ADJ n]  [FORMAL 正式]...an expansive grassy play area...广阔的游乐草地They have played an expansive style of rugby.他们采用向外展开打法打了一场橄榄球。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]豪爽的；开朗的；健谈的 If you are expansive, you talk a lot, or are friendly or generous, because you are feeling happy and relaxed. He was becoming more expansive as he relaxed...他放松的时候变得更加开朗。The premier was in expansive mood.总理心情开朗。expansively'I'm here to make them feel good,' he says expansively.“我来就是让他们开心的，”他豪爽地说。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]扩张的；发展的 If you describe something such as a period of time or an economy as expansive, you mean that it is associated with growth or expansion.   [usu ADJ n]An active and expansive market economy is a necessary condition for progress.积极扩张的市场经济是发展的必要条件。

英语单词	expansive
英美音标	英 [ɪk'spænsɪv] 美 [ɪk'spænsɪv]
中文释义	adj.易膨胀的；广阔的；滔滔不绝的；健谈的
英语例句	(1) As a new material, its prospective will be more expansive in the future. (2) Birdsong's answer was expansive. (3) After he'd had a few drinks, Charles became very expansive. (4) Today Sarah became jovial and expansive.
中文例句	(1) 作为一种新型材料，它的发展前景十分广阔。 (2) 伯德桑的回答是滔滔不绝的。 (3) 查尔斯喝了几杯酒，话就滔滔不绝了。 (4) 今天莎拉变得快活而健谈。
vocabulary简明	Expansive is all about being able to grow or get larger. An expansive piece of land is large, an expansive mind is one that is always thinking of the big picture, an expansive vocabulary is one that holds lots of words.
vocabulary扩展	Warning: don't confuse expansive, "large," with expensive, "high priced." They differ by only one letter but mean very different things. A Big Mac may contain what McDonald's advertizes as an expansive all-beef patty, but it isn't expensive food.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]广袤的；辽阔的；全面的 If something is expansive, it covers or includes a large area or many things. [ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式] ...an expansive grassy play area... 广阔的游乐草地 They have played an expansive style of rugby. 他们采用向外展开打法打了一场橄榄球。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]豪爽的；开朗的；健谈的 If you are expansive, you talk a lot, or are friendly or generous, because you are feeling happy and relaxed. He was becoming more expansive as he relaxed... 他放松的时候变得更加开朗。 The premier was in expansive mood. 总理心情开朗。 expansively 'I'm here to make them feel good,' he says expansively. “我来就是让他们开心的，”他豪爽地说。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]扩张的；发展的 If you describe something such as a period of time or an economy as expansive, you mean that it is associated with growth or expansion. [usu ADJ n] An active and expansive market economy is a necessary condition for progress. 积极扩张的市场经济是发展的必要条件。

Expansive Big Expensive Things N Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Economy