dilate
US
UK dilate vi: (pupil: open up)
SC 扩张 kuò zhāng
TC 擴張
TC 擴張
SC 膨胀 kuò zhāng，péng zhàng
TC 膨脹
TC 膨脹
SC 扩大 kuò zhāng，kuò dà
TC 擴大
TC 擴大
The cat's pupils dilated in fear.
dilate vi: (cervix: open for childbirth)
SC 子宫颈扩张 zǐ gōng jǐng kuò zhāng
Delivery of the baby will occur soon after the cervix has dilated to ten centimeters.
dilate [sth] vtr: (open up, make expand)
SC 扩张 kuò zhāng
TC 擴張
TC 擴張
The eye doctor used a special fluid to dilate the patient's pupils.