ex·panse
noun/ɪkˈspæns/
/ɪkˈspæns/
- expanse (of something) a wide and open area of something, especially land or water
一大片，广阔，宽广，浩瀚（尤指陆地或海洋） - a wide/vast expanse of blue sky
广阔的蓝天 - She stood looking out over the flat expanse of fields.
她站在那里遥望开阔而平坦的田野。
Extra Examples- a bleak expanse of concrete
一片光秃秃的混凝土建筑区 - a vast expanse of sand
大片沙滩 - the white expanses of the frozen north
北方白茫茫的冰封原野 - He gazed out over the huge expanses of open prairie.
他凝视着外面那片辽阔的大草原。 - She admired the deck's shining expanse of polished wood.
她欣赏甲板上闪闪发光的抛光木头。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- endless
- great
- …
- expanse of
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin expansum ‘something expanded’, neuter past participle of expandere ‘to spread out’, from ex- ‘out’ + pandere ‘to spread’. - a wide/vast expanse of blue sky