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expand
英 [ɪk'spænd; ek-]美 [ɪk'spænd]
vt. 扩张;使膨胀;详述
vi. 发展;张开,展开
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记忆方法
1. 向外胖的 => 膨胀.中文词源
expand 扩大
ex-, 向外。-pand, 展开,词源同pace, feather.
英语词源
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.
权威例句
1. The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.
最终目的是为了进一步拓展该网络。
2. Health officials are proposing to expand their services by organising counselling.
卫生官员计划通过组织咨询来扩展他们的服务。
3. I owned a bookshop and desired to expand the business.
我拥有一家书店,想要扩大业务。
4. Metals expand when they are heated.
金属受热会膨胀。
5. Plans to expand the company have had to be quietly shelved.
公司扩充的计划不得不悄悄搁置下来.
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