查词 - expands

expand

ɪkˈspænd verb

1 to become larger in size, number, or amount, or to make something become larger （使）扩大; 增加; I,T

Water expands as it freezes.

水结冰时会膨胀。

Sydney’s population expanded rapidly in the 1960s.

20 世纪 60 年代，悉尼的人口迅速增加。

exercises that expand the chest muscles

用于扩展胸肌的练习

his expanding waistline

他那逐渐增大的腰围

2 if a company, business etc expands, or if someone expands it, they open new shops, factories etc 扩展（业务）; I,T

The computer industry has expanded greatly over the last decade.

计算机行业在过去十年间发展迅速。

The hotel wants to expand its business by adding a swimming pool.

该酒店想添个游泳池来扩展业务。

the rapidly expanding field of information technology

飞速发展的信息技术领域

We have plans to expand into the U.S. market.

我们有计划把业务扩展到美国市场。

3 to become more confident and start to talk more [文] 变得更自信（善谈） I | literary

After a few whiskies he started to expand a little.

几杯威士忌下肚，他话便多了起来。

4 to add more details or information to something that you have already said 详述，进一步说明

Payne later expanded on his initial statement.

佩恩后来对他最初的声明作了进一步说明。