distend
/dɪˈstend/verb
with obj.
1- cause (something) to swell by stretching it from inside使膨胀：
air is introduced into the stomach to distend it
将空气导入胃部使之膨胀
as adj. distended a distended belly.鼓胀的腹部。
1.1
- no obj. swell out because of pressure from inside膨胀：
the abdomen distended rapidly.
腹部迅速鼓起。
派生词
distensibility
noundistensible
adjectivedistension
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin distendere, from dis- 'apart'+tendere 'to stretch'.