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| 1 | U the process of increasing in size and filling more space 扩大；膨胀 |
| damage caused to buildings through the expansion and contraction of timbers 木料的热胀冷缩对建筑物造成的破坏 |
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| 2 | U the process of making a business , organization , or activity grow by including more people , moving into new areas, selling more products etc （企业、组织或活动的）扩展，拓展，发展 |
| The company has looked at a number of ways of financing its expansion. 这家公司在千方百计为自身的扩展筹集资金。 |
| the rapid expansion of private nursing-home care over the last decade 过去10年里私人疗养服务的迅猛发展 |
| We plan to continue our expansion programme. 我们打算继续推行我们的扩展计划。 |
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| 3 | C something that has more detail or information than something done before （以前事物的）延伸，扩充 |
| His latest work is an expansion of themes foreshadowed in his earlier plays. 他最近的作品是对其早期剧作中所预示的主题的延伸。 |
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| 4 | C/U technical in mathematics , an expression written in a longer form （数学表达式的）展开 |
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