1 V-ERG 扩充;扩大;增加 If something expands or is expanded, it becomes larger. 扩充;扩大;增加
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Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected. [VERB]
工程师注意到管道并没有如预期那样膨胀。
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The money supply expanded by 14.6 per cent in the year to September. [VERB]
截至9月，当年的货币供应增加了14.6％。
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We have to expand the size of the image. [VERB noun]
我们不得不放大图像的尺寸。
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...a rapidly expanding universe. [VERB-ing]
迅速扩张的宇宙
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...strips of expanded polystyrene. [VERB-ed]
聚苯乙烯泡沫条
SYN make bigger, increase, develop, extend
2 V-ERG 扩大；发展；扩展 If something such as a business, organization, or service expands, or if you expand it, it becomes bigger and includes more people, goods, or activities. 扩大；发展；扩展 [business]
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The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century. [VERB]
到19世纪中期，大众制陶业得到了发展。
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The interest rate's coming down. I'll be able to expand or stay in business. [VERB]
利率正在降低，我可以扩大公司或者维持经营。
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I owned a bookshop and desired to expand the business. [VERB noun]
我拥有一家书店，想要扩大业务。
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Health officials are proposing to expand their services by organising counselling. [VERB noun]
卫生官员计划通过组织咨询来扩展他们的服务。
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