expand

🇺🇸 /ɪkˈspænd/ 🇬🇧 /ɪkˈspænd/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
B1

to grow bigger or make something bigger

The balloon will expand when you blow air into it.

當你往氣球裡吹氣時,它會膨脹。

B1

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

The company wants to expand into new countries next year.

公司明年想要擴展到新的國家。

R

to say more about something or give more details

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

你能詳細說明一下那個想法嗎?我想更好地理解它。

translation

v. 擴大, 擴張, 詳述

詞形變化

3rd Present expands
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