expand [iks'pænd]

vt.
使膨胀, 详述, 扩张
vi.
张开, 发展

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单词 expand 网络释义

及物动词 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。
不及物动词 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。

单词 expand 其它相关

单词解释
vt. 使膨胀,详述,扩张
vi. 张开,发展
v. 展开
vt. To unfold; spread out.
vi. Spread out.
相关例句
The city is expanding.
　 该城市正在扩展。
He was trying to expand his business.
　 他 (当时) 正在努力扩展自己的事业。
Expand this one sentence into a paragraph.
　 把这个句子扩增成一段文章。
Mercury expands with heat.
　 水银遇热则膨胀。
The small college has expanded into a big university.
　 那所小学院已发展成一所颇具规模的大学。
He said this with his face expanding in a bland smile.
　 他这样说着,脸上绽开了温和的笑容。
He is thinking of expanding his business.
　 他正考虑扩展他的生意。
The business has expanded from having one office to having twelve.
　 这个公司已从一个分公司发展到拥有12个分公司了。
相关短语
expand one's vocabulary 增加自己的字汇
expand on one's opinion 更详尽地陈述自己的意见
expand on/upon 详述
单词变化
时态: expanded; expanded; expanding
同义反义
同义词：spread, balloon, sprawl, magnify, grow, bag, swell, broaden, increase, extend, unfold, enlarge
反义词：contract, shorten, decrease, narrow, shrink

单词 expand 其它例句

- The bird expanded its wings and flew off.
　 鸟展开翅膀飞走了
- Metals expand when they are heated.
　 金属遇热则膨胀。
- expand on a favorite topic.
　 详述一个感兴趣的论题