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🇺🇸 /ɪkˈspænd/ 🇬🇧 /ɪkˈspænd/
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标签 TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
B1

to grow bigger or make something bigger

The balloon will expand when you blow air into it.

当你往气球里吹气时,它会膨胀。

B1

to make a business bigger by opening new places or making more money

The company wants to expand into new countries next year.

公司明年想要扩展到新的国家。

R

to say more about something or give more details

Could you expand on that idea? I want to understand it better.

你能详细说明一下那个想法吗?我想更好地理解它。

translation

v. 扩大, 扩张, 详述

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