| 释义 |
expand/ikˈspænd, ek-/v. 1 tr. & intr. increase in size or bulk or importance 扩展，扩大，延展 2 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 on) give a fuller description or account 进一步阐述，充分说明 3 intr. become more genial or effusive; discard one's reserve 变得更亲切(或洋溢)；不再矜持 4 tr. set or write out in full (something condensed or abbreviated) (对缩写的事物)展开，展开论述 5 tr. & intr. spread out flat 展平 □ expandable adj.□ expander n.□ expansible adj.□ expansibility /-ˈbiliti/ n.[Middle English from Latin expandere expans- ‘spread out’ (as EX-1, pandere ‘spread’)] |