expanse

[ik'spæns]

n.宽阔的区域

n.

广袤; 广阔的区域[C][(+of)]

The Sahara is a vast expanse of desert.

撒哈拉是一片广袤无垠的沙漠。

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:

n.辽阔, 太空

space  amplitude  vastness  immensity  desert  area  territory

n.广袤

infinity  infinitude  unlimitedness  boundlessness  void

n.膨胀

magnitude  proportions  dimensions  gauge  bulk  content  broadness  wideness  extent  plain  stretch  sweep  range  reach  

同义参见:

girth  breadth  latitude  sheet  scale  width  sphere  span  

英英释义

名词 expanse:

a wide scope

同义词：sweep

the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary

同义词：area, surface area

a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

补充

expanseexpanse英:[iksˈpæns] 美:[ɪkˈspæns]n.1.广阔的区域She overlooked the vast expanse from the tower.她从塔上俯视茫茫大地。

例句

1. a vast expanse of grassland一片广阔的草地 2. the green expanse of the forest.绿色的林海。 3. the moth has a wing expanse of 20 to 24 mm.那只飞蛾的翅膀伸展时可达20至24毫米。 4. I lay on my back and stared up at the vast expanse of blue sky.我仰卧着，凝视着上面广阔无垠的蓝天。 5. The explorer gazed across the vast Arctic expanse.探险家凝望着辽阔的北极地区。 6. the vast/broad expanse of the ocean辽阔的海洋 7. an expanse of desert大片沙漠 8. great expanses of pavement十分宽阔的人行道