enlarge

[in'lɑ:dʒ]

v.扩大, 增大, 详述

vt.

1. 扩大; 扩展

The house was enlarged with a new wing.

增建的厢房使房屋扩大了。

2. 放大(照片)

I asked the photographer to enlarge the picture.

我请摄影师把那张照片放大。

3. 【美】释放

vi.

1. 扩大

2. 详述[(+on/upon)]

Could you enlarge upon your plan?

你能否详细谈谈你的计划?

词形变化

名词: enlarger | 动词过去式: enlarged | 动词过去分词: enlarged | 动词现在分词: enlarging | 动词第三人称单数: enlarges |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.加大; 扩大; 扩张

unfold  expand  inflate  widen  swell  magnify  amplify

vi.放大; 扩大

increase  expand  broaden  magnify  

同义参见:

balloon  augment  extend  exaggerate  pump  overdo  distend  dilate  increase  aggrandize  wax  

反义:

vt.vi.扩张; 放大

deflate  narrow  reduce  shrink  diminish  retrench  

反义参见:

condense  

英英释义

动词 enlarge:

make larger

make large

同义词：blow up, magnify

become larger or bigger

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

同义词：elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate

短语词组

enlarge on/upon

1. 详述; 增补

Let me enlarge on the topic.

让我来进一步说明这个题目。

补充

enlargeenlarge英:[inˈlɑ:dʒ] 美:[ɛnˈlɑrdʒ]vt. & vi.1.扩大, 扩展, 扩充The balloon enlarged as we pumped air into it.那个气球充气后就变大了。2.放大This photograph won't probably enlarge well.这张照片放大出来很可能效果不好。This photograph is too small, please enlarge it for me.这张照片太小, 请把它给我放大。

例句

1. the plan to enlarge Ewood Park into a 30,000-seater stadium将伊伍德公园球场扩建成有3万观众席的体育场的计划 2. The European institutions have enlarged their scope and their functions.那些欧洲机构扩展了自己的业务领域和职责范围。 3. We had some of our wedding photos enlarged.我们放大了一些结婚照。 4. newly-weds wishing to enlarge snaps of their big day希望把大喜之日照片放大的新婚夫妻 5. The glands in the neck may enlarge.颈部腺体可能增大。 6. We enlarged the house by adding a west wing.我们加盖西厢房以扩建房屋。 7. to enlarge the vegetable garden扩大菜园 8. They've decided to enlarge the company.他们已决定扩展公司。 9. to enlarge the scope of one's activities扩大某人的活动范围 10. The balloon enlarged.气球变大了。 11. That photograph probably won't enlarge well.那张照片可能不会放大得很好。 12. to enlarge upon a point详述一个观点 13. Please enlarge on this question.请进一步阐述这个问题。 14. [with obj.]recently my son enlarged our garden pond.我儿子最近将我们花园里的池塘扩大了。 15. [no obj.]lymph nodes enlarge and become hard.淋巴结变大变硬。 16. [as adj. enlarged]an enlarged spleen.增大的脾。 17. I would like to enlarge on this theme.我想就这一主题进行详述。 18. I'm going to have this photo enlarged.我要把这张照片放大。 19. We had the photograph enlarged.我们请人把这张照片放大了。 20. The company is in the process of enlarging [=expanding] its offices.公司正在扩大办公场所。 21. The glands enlarge [=swell] when you have an infection.腺体感染会变得肿大。 22. Would you kindly enlarge [=elaborate] on that point?劳驾，你能把那一点再详细说一下吗？ 23. a photo enlarger相片放大机