expand的解释

1. 扩张，扩展，发展
2. 扩大，扩充
3. 详述，详细阐明，细谈
4. 使扩张，使变大
5. （使）增长，（使）增加
6. （使）膨胀
7. 变得和蔼可亲
8. 延伸
9. 使发展
10. 【释】扩编
11. 【数】展开
12. 感到心旷神怡，热情洋溢
13. 变开朗；（谈吐）放开
14. 伸展，伸开，展开
15. 推广开来

1. extend in one or more directions;

   "The dough expands"
   

2. become larger in size or volume or quantity;

   "his business expanded rapidly"
   

3. make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity;

   "expand the house by adding another wing"
   

4. grow vigorously;

   "The deer population in this town is thriving"
   "business is booming"
   

5. exaggerate or make bigger;

   "The charges were inflated"
   

6. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing;

   "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
   

7. expand the influence of;

   "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
   

1.扩充;扩大;增加
If somethingexpands oris expanded, it becomes larger.

e.g. Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected...
工程师注意到管道并没有如预期那样膨胀。
e.g. The money supply expanded by 14.6 per cent in the year to September...
截至9月，当年的货币供应增加了14.6％。

2.扩大；发展；扩展
If something such as a business, organization, or serviceexpands, or if youexpand it, it becomes bigger and includes more people, goods, or activities.

e.g. The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century...
到19世纪中期，大众制陶业得到了发展。
e.g. The interest rate's coming down. I'll be able toexpand or stay in business...
利率正在降低，我可以扩大公司或者维持经营。

相关词组：expand on

expand into (v.+prep.)

(使)扩展,将…扩充成 enlarge sth to become wider
expand into sth

The company intends to expand into a wider market.

这家公司打算进一步扩大市场。

The society expanded into a worldwide organization.

这个社团已扩大成为一个世界性的组织。

The narrow path expanded into a wide road.

狭窄的小路拓宽成一条大道。

The saplings have expanded into trees.

那些树苗已经长成了大树。

expand sth into sth

He expanded his short story into a book.

他把他的短篇小说扩充成一本书。

The director plans to expand the firm into an international company.

主任计划把这个公司扩展成为公司。

The writer expanded one sentence into a paragraph.

作家把一个句子扩展成一段文字。

The small pocket dictionary was expanded into a full-sized one.

那本袖珍字典已扩展成为一本大型字典。

expand on (v.+prep.)

进一步阐述,详谈,补充 express oneself more fully or in greater detail on
expand on sth

You will have to expand on your argument if you want to convince me.

你要想说服我,你就得充分阐明你的论点。

He did not expand greatly on his statement.

他未就他的声明多加解释。

In his lecture the teacher expanded on the uses of the English subjunctive mood.

老师在讲课中详细地讲述了英语虚拟语气的用法。

I am quite satisfied with your explanation, so there's no need to expand on it.

我对你的解释很满意,没有必要再细说了。

expand to (v.+prep.)

扩展到… enlarge to
expand to sth/v-ing

The factory expands to the foot of the mountain.

这个工厂的地界扩展到了山脚下。

The town has now expanded to twice its original size.

这个镇现已扩展到原面积的两倍。

The business has expanded from having one office to having eight.

这家公司已从一个公司发展到拥有八家分公司。

expand sth to sth

There sugar-beet plantation areas were expanded to 176000 hectares.

他们的甜菜种植面积增加到176000公顷。

Transport networks need to be expanded to remote rural areas.

运输网需要扩展到偏远的农村。

• expand armaments扩充军备
• expand the chest使胸腔扩展
• expand contact扩大交往
• expand drainage capacity增强排水能力
• expand influence扩大影响
• expand market扩大市场
• expand production扩大生产
• expand ranks扩大队伍
• expand ties扩大联系
• expand view阐述观点

• expand constantly〔gradually〕日益扩大
• expand fully充分地扩张
• expand greatly大大扩大
• expand out扩展
• expand rapidly迅速发展
• expand steadily稳定地发展

• expand by因…而扩大
• expand from...to...从…增加到
• expand in在…中发展
• expand into扩大成
• expand into an industrial city发展成工业城市
• expand on进一步阐述,详谈
• expand on a problem对某个问题加以阐述
• expand upon根据…阐述

1. expand的意思是“扩大,扩张”,指事物在范围、规模、体积或大小尺寸上的扩大,侧重于“扩展”和“发展”,引申可指“详尽阐述”。
2. expand既可用作及物动词,又可用作不及物动词,用作及物动词时可接名词或代词作宾语。
3. expand在口语里还可表示“变得亲切友好,变得乐于交谈”,这种用法多见于英式英语。