enlarge
/ɪnˈlɑːdʒ/verb
1- make or become bigger or more extensive(使)变大; (使)扩大:
with obj. recently my son enlarged our garden pond我儿子最近将我们花园里的池塘扩大了
no obj. lymph nodes enlarge and become hard淋巴结增大变硬
as adj. enlarged an enlarged spleen.增大的脾。
1.1
- with obj.(常作 be enlarged)develop a bigger print of (a photograph)放大(照片)。
词源
Middle English (formerly also as inlarge ): from Old French enlarger, from en- (expressing a change of state) + large 'large'.
短语动词
enlarge on/upon
- speak or write about (something) in greater detail详述, 细说:
I would like to enlarge on this theme.
我想详细说明一下这一主题。