expand

英 [?k'sp?nd; ek-] 美[?k'sp?nd]
  • vt. 擴(kuò)張;使膨脹;詳述
  • vi. 發(fā)展;張開(kāi),展開(kāi)

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詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱單數(shù):?expands;過(guò)去式:?expanded;過(guò)去分詞:?expanded;現(xiàn)在分詞:?expanding;

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1. 向外胖的 => 膨脹.

中文詞源


expand 擴(kuò)大

ex-, 向外。-pand, 展開(kāi),詞源同pace, feather.

英文詞源


expand
expand: see spawn
expand (v)
early 15c., "spread out, open out, spread flat, extend widely;" also transitive, "cause to grow larger;" from Anglo-French espaundre, Old French espandre "spread, spread out, be spilled," and directly from Latin expandere "to spread out, unfold, expand," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + pandere "to spread, stretch" (see pace (n.)). Related: Expanded; expanding.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.
最終目的是為了進(jìn)一步拓展該網(wǎng)絡(luò)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Health officials are proposing to expand their services by organising counselling.
衛(wèi)生官員計(jì)劃通過(guò)組織咨詢來(lái)擴(kuò)展他們的服務(wù)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. I owned a bookshop and desired to expand the business.
我擁有一家書(shū)店,想要擴(kuò)大業(yè)務(wù)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. Metals expand when they are heated.
金屬受熱會(huì)膨脹。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. Plans to expand the company have had to be quietly shelved.
公司擴(kuò)充的計(jì)劃不得不悄悄擱置下來(lái).

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》