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单词 expanse
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•panse /ɪkˈspæns/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. an uninterrupted space or area: an expanse of water.
See -pand-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•panse  (ik spans),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an uninterrupted space or area;
    a wide extent of anything:an expanse of water.
  2. something that is spread out, esp. over a relatively large area:that great expanse, the sky.
  3. expansion;
    extension:the wide expanse of scientific knowledge.
  • Neo-Latin expānsum, noun, nominal use of neuter of Latin expānsus, past participle of expandere to expand
  • 1660–70
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sweep, reach, range, stretch.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
expanse /ɪkˈspæns/ n
  1. an uninterrupted surface of something that spreads or extends, esp over a wide area; stretch
  2. expansion or extension
Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin expansum the heavens, from Latin expansus spread out, from expandere to expand
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