/daɪˈleɪt; dɪ-/🄰 vt.
【医】(make wider)+ pupils使扩大；+ blood vessel, cervix使扩张
Applied to the skin, ginger stimulates and dilates the blood capillaries.把姜贴在皮肤上能刺激和扩张毛细血管。
Exercise dilates blood vessels on the surface of the brain.运动会使大脑表层的血管扩张。
🄱 vi.
1.【医】(become wider)pupils +扩大；blood vessel, cervix +扩张
At night, the pupils dilate to allow in more light.到了晚上, 瞳孔会扩大以接收更多光线。
2.(speak/write at length)详述
I shall a little more amply dilate upon it in several propositions.我将在几份提案中更充分地阐述这一点。