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单词 expandable
释义
expandexpand /ɪkˈspænd/ ●●○ W2 AWL verb [intransitive, transitive] Etymology
ETYMOLOGYexpand
Origin: 1400-1500 Latin expandere, from pandere to spread
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
expand
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyexpand
he, she, itexpands
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyexpanded
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave expanded
he, she, ithas expanded
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad expanded
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill expand
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have expanded
Continuous Form
PresentIam expanding
he, she, itis expanding
you, we, theyare expanding
PastI, he, she, itwas expanding
you, we, theywere expanding
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been expanding
he, she, ithas been expanding
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been expanding
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be expanding
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been expanding
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 The college is expanding its range of evening courses.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSto become larger in amount, number, or degree, or to make something do this
to become larger in amount, number, or degree, or to make something do this:  The company has increased its workforce by 10 percent.
to increase in number, price, amount, or level. Go up is less formal than rise:  Prices have risen 2%.
to increase in amount, size, or degree:  The number of employees at the company has grown from 20 to 300.
formal to increase to a much higher level:  The rate of heart disease escalated as the country began eating a higher fat diet.
to quickly increase in number, size, or amount:  Unemployment shot up.
to increase quickly to a high level:  The temperature soared to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
to increase suddenly by very large amounts:  House prices skyrocketed.
to become twice as large or twice as much, or to make something do this:  The firm has doubled in size in ten years. They’re trying to double the amount of parts they produce each month.
to become three times as large or three times as much, or to make something do this:  The country’s debt has tripled over the last decade. We can triple our earnings by next year.
to increase a lot, or to make something do this:  The company’s problems have multiplied over the past year.
formal to increase in strength, size, or amount, or to make something do this:  The pain in his stomach intensified so they took him to the hospital.
to make a number, price, amount, or level go up:  Congress wants to raise the tax on gasoline.
to increase something as much as possible:  The company is looking at ways of maximizing its profits.
to make something increase in number or size:  The consulting firm wants to expand its services to include insurance.
to increase your efforts or activities. Step up is less formal than increase:  Police officers stepped up their efforts to find the missing girl.
to increase something so that it becomes better or more successful:  We found a new manufacturing partner to boost our production. The win boosted the team’s confidence.
1science to become larger in size, number, or amount, or to make something become larger OPP contract:  The population was expanding rapidly. This exercise is a good way to expand the chest.expand the number/range of something The college is expanding its range of evening courses.► see thesaurus at increase12if a company, business, etc. expands or if someone expands it, it opens new stores, factories etc.:  The company has aggressive plans to expand overseas.expand (something) into something We plan to expand our operations into Europe. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin expandere, from pandere to spread]—expandable adjective:  an expandable garment bagexpand on/upon something phrasal verb to add more details or information to something that has already been said:  Wilson refused to expand upon what action would be taken.
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