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| 释义 | expand /ik'spaend; ik'spaend/ vt, vi [VP6A, 14, 2A, C] ~ (in/into), 1 make or become larger: 使大; 麻大; 变大： Metals ~ when they are heated. 金属遇热则膨胀。◎ contract(1). A tyre ~s when you pump air into it. 当你打气进去，轮胎会胀大。 shrink. The river ~s (= broadens) and forms a -lake. 该河扩大而成湖。 The small pocket dictionary was ~ed into a larger volume. 该袖珍字典增订为较大的字典。 Our foreign trade has ~ed during recent years. 我们的对外贸易近年来已获扩展。 2 unfold or spread out: 展开： His face ~ed in a smile of welcome. 他的脸上绽开欢迎的笑容。 The petals of many flowers ~ in the sunshine. 许多花的花瓣在阳光中绽放。 3 (of a person) become good-humoured or genial. (指人)变为偸快和蔼。 |
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