expand
英[?k'sp?nd;ek-]
美[?k'sp?nd]
- vt. 擴(kuò)張；使膨脹；詳述
- vi. 發(fā)展；張開(kāi)，展開(kāi)
英英釋意
- 1. extend in one or more directions;
- "The dough expands"
- 2. become larger in size or volume or quantity;
- "his business expanded rapidly"
- 3. make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity;
- "expand the house by adding another wing"
- 4. grow stronger;
- "The economy was booming"
- 5. exaggerate or make bigger;
- "The charges were inflated"
- 6. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing;
- "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
- 7. expand the influence of;
- "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"