enlarge

英 [?n'lɑ?d?; en-] 美[?n'lɑrd?]
  • vi. 擴(kuò)大;放大;詳述
  • vt. 擴(kuò)大;使增大;擴(kuò)展

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詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱單數(shù):?enlarges;過(guò)去式:?enlarged;過(guò)去分詞:?enlarged;現(xiàn)在分詞:?enlarging;形容詞:?enlarged;

中文詞源


enlarge 擴(kuò)大

en-, 進(jìn)入,使。large,大。

英文詞源


enlarge (v.)
mid-14c., "grow fat, increase" (intrans.); c. 1400, "make larger" (trans.), from Old French enlargier "to widen, increase, make larger," from en- "make, put in" (see en- (1)) + large (see large). Meaning "expand in words, speak at large" is from 1650s. Related: Enlarged; enlarging.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. Workmen were hired to remodel and enlarge the farm buildings.
雇用了工人來(lái)改造和擴(kuò)建農(nóng)場(chǎng)建筑。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Different states or groups can combine to enlarge their markets.
不同的州或企業(yè)集團(tuán)可以聯(lián)合起來(lái)以擴(kuò)大市場(chǎng)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. I wish to enlarge upon a statement made by Gary Docking.
我想就加里·多金的話再展開(kāi)說(shuō)一下。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. The glands in the neck may enlarge.
頸部腺體可能增大。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. There are plans to enlarge the recreation area.
已經(jīng)有了擴(kuò)大娛樂(lè)場(chǎng)地的計(jì)劃。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》