expand

[iks'pænd]

v.使 ... 膨胀, 详述, 扩张, 增加, 张开

vt.

1. 展开, 张开(帆, 翅等)

The eagle expanded its wings.

老鹰展开翅膀。

2. 使膨胀; 使扩张

3. 扩大; 扩充; 发展

He is thinking of expanding his business.

他正考虑扩展他的生意。

4. 详述

They have expanded my view on the question.

他们已更充分地阐明了我对这个问题的观点。

vi.

1. 展开, 张开

2. 扩张; 发展; 增长

In ten years the city's population expanded by 12%.

十年之中, 该城人口增加了百分之十二。

3. 膨胀

Water expands when it freezes.

水结冰时体积膨胀。

A tire expands when you pump air into it.

轮胎打了气就会胀大。

4. 详细说明[(+on/upon)]

5. 变得和蔼可亲; 感到心旷神怡; 变开朗

My father expanded a little when he had had a drink, and started to talk more freely.

我父亲小酌之后, 就变得开朗可亲些, 话也说得多了。

Her face expanded in a smile.

她笑逐颜开。

词形变化

形容词: expandable | 名词: expander | 动词过去式: expanded | 动词过去分词: expanded | 动词现在分词: expanding | 动词第三人称单数: expands |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.展开; 增加; 扩大

spread  swell  unfold  grow  enlarge  extend  broaden  increase  magnify  

同义参见:

balloon  augment  increase  amplify  inflate  flare  pump  dilate  branch  sprawl  stretch  distend  

反义:

vt.vi.展开; (使)扩张

shrink  contract  abridge  

反义参见:

contract  condense  shorten  

英英释义

动词 expand:

extend in one or more directions

同义词：spread out

become larger in size or volume or quantity

make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity

grow stronger

同义词：boom, prosper, thrive, get ahead, flourish

exaggerate or make bigger

同义词：inflate, blow up, amplify

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, enlarge, flesh out, expound, dilate

expand the influence of

同义词：extend

短语词组

expand on/upon

1. 详述

Would you expand on the matter a little further?

请你再进一步谈谈这件事好吗?

补充

expandexpand英:[iksˈpænd] 美:[ɪkˈspænd]vt. & vi.1.使…变大, 扩大, 扩张The ranks of the teachers are constantly expanding.教师队伍日益扩大了。The merchant wants to expand his business.那个商人想扩大他的经营。2.伸展, 伸开, 张开, 展开The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine.许多花瓣在阳光下绽放。The eagle expanded its wings.雄鹰展翅。

例句

1. We have to expand the size of the image.我们不得不放大图片的尺寸。 2. We are trying to expand the area of our expertise.我们正努力拓展我们的专业领域。 3. Digital radio will expand the number of stations on air.数字广播将会增加广播电台的数量。 4. Russia had sought to expand its influence in the Balkans.俄罗斯寻求扩大其对巴尔干地区的影响。 5. They see it as an opportunity to expand the market for their goods.他们将其视为扩展其产品市场的一个机会。 6. Smith pledged to expand the role of the voluntary sector.史密斯承诺要提升志愿部门的地位。 7. Health officials are proposing to expand their services by organizing counselling.卫生官员正在提议组织医疗咨询以拓展服务领域。 8. measures to expand the Air Force扩充空军的方法 9. I owned a bookshop and desired to expand the business.我开了一家书店, 希望能扩大业务。 10. The bird expanded its wings.鸟儿张开了翅膀。 11. Natural materials expand with heat.天然物质遇热膨胀。 12. Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected.工程师们发现管道并没有如预期的那样膨胀。 13. I own a bookshop and would like to expand.我开了一家书店, 希望能扩大业务。 14. The interest rate's coming down. I'll be able to expand or stay in business.利率正在下降, 我可以扩大公司或维持经营。 15. He let slip that he had information that could lead to the freeing of men in jail. He expanded, and we ran a story in Time Out.他无意中透露出他掌握了一些信息, 可以让犯人们得以释放。他详细说明情况, 我们将其报道在《暂停》周刊上。 16. a view that I will expand upon below我在下面会详细说明的一个观点 17. The president used today's speech to expand on remarks he made last month.总统利用今天的讲话详细解释了他上个月发表的声明。 18. The river expanded into a small lake.那条河逐渐汇聚成一个小湖。 19. After a few drinks, she began to expand.几杯酒下肚, 她的话便多了起来。 20. They hope to expand their company.他们希望扩大公司的规模。 21. Heat expands most metals.加热使大多数金属膨胀。 22. The eagle expanded its wings.鹰展开双翅。 23. Flowers expanded their petals in the sunshine.花瓣在阳光下绽开。 24. to expand a short story into a novel把一篇短篇小说扩写成一部长篇小说 25. to expand a phrase into a sentence把词组扩充成句子 26. to expand an equation展开方程式 27. to expand a function in a power series把一个函数展开成幂级数 28. The mind expands with experience.经验使人心胸开阔。 29. Most metals expand with heat.大多数金属受热膨胀。 30. The buds had not yet expanded.花蕾尚未绽开。 31. to expand on a statement详谈一份声明 32. to expand on a topic阐述一个题目(或论题) 33. The flattery made her expand.那些奉承使她心花怒放。 34. [no obj.]their business expanded into other hotels and properties.他们的业务扩展到了其他旅馆和房地产。 35. [with obj.] expand the hole with a file.用锉将孔放大。 36. the minister expanded on the government's proposals.部长就政府的提案作了进一步的阐述。 37. Alice opened and expanded in this normality.艾丽斯在正常状态下开口说话，心情开朗起来。 38. Metals expand when they are heated.金属遇热膨胀。 39. We hope to expand our business this year.今年我们想扩充业务。 40. The liquid expands and contracts with changes in temperature.液体随着温度的变化而膨胀或收缩。 41. the expanding universe膨胀的宇宙 42. His business has expanded to serve the entire state.他的生意已经扩展到了整个州。 43. The coffee shop may expand into a full restaurant.这家咖啡店有可能发展成一家齐全的餐馆。 44. He has expanded his business to serve the entire state.他已将自己的生意扩展到了整个州。 45. There are plans to expand the airport.有几个扩建机场的方案。 46. The police have decided to expand their investigation.警方决定扩大调查范围。 47. She plans to expand the lecture series into a book.她计划将这个系列讲座扩写成一本书。 48. This trip will give you an opportunity to expand [=broaden] your horizons. [=to learn more about the world]此次旅行将为你提供拓宽视野的机会。 49. expand your knowledge扩宽你的知识 50. expand the abbreviation “deg.” to “degree.”把缩略词deg.完整写作degree。 51. She declined to expand on her earlier statement.她拒绝详述她先前的声明。 52. Please expand [=elaborate] on that idea.请详细说明那个想法。 53. Researchers will expand upon their data in a new study.研究者将在新研究中详细阐释他们的数据。 54. expandable computer memory [=computer memory that can be easily increased]可扩展的计算机内存