| 单词 | expand |
| 释义 | expand v. 1. tr. & intr. increase in size or bulk or importance. 2. intr. (often foll. by on) give a fuller description or account. 3. intr. become more genial or effusive; discard one's reserve. 4. tr. set or write out in full (something condensed or abbreviated). 5. tr. & intr. spread out flat. Phrases and idioms expanded metal sheet metal slit and stretched into a mesh, used to reinforce concrete and other brittle materials. Derivatives expandable adj. expander n. expansible adj. expansibility n. Etymology: ME f. L expandere expans- spread out (as EX-(1), pandere spread) |
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