释义 |
dilate/daiˈleit/v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become wider or larger (esp. of an opening in the body) (使) (尤指人体上或体内的窍、开口等)膨胀 , (使)扩大 2 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 on, upon) speak or write at length 详述;详论 □ dilatable adj.□ dilation n.[Middle English via Old French dilater from Latin dilatare ‘spread out’ (as DI-2, latus ‘wide’)] |