| 釋義 |
expand /ik'spaend; ik'spaend/ vt, vi [VP6A, 14, 2A, C] ~ (in/into), 1 make or become larger: 使大; 麻大; 變大： Metals ~ when they are heated. 金屬遇熱則膨脹?！? contract(1). A tyre ~s when you pump air into it. 當(dāng)你打氣進(jìn)去，輪胎會(huì)脹大。 shrink. The river ~s (= broadens) and forms a -lake. 該河擴(kuò)大而成湖。 The small pocket dictionary was ~ed into a larger volume. 該袖珍字典增訂為較大的字典。 Our foreign trade has ~ed during recent years. 我們的對(duì)外貿(mào)易近年來(lái)已獲擴(kuò)展。 2 unfold or spread out: 展開(kāi)： His face ~ed in a smile of welcome. 他的臉上綻開(kāi)歡迎的笑容。 The petals of many flowers ~ in the sunshine. 許多花的花瓣在陽(yáng)光中綻放。 3 (of a person) become good-humoured or genial. (指人)變?yōu)閭士旌吞@。 |