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英 [ɪk'spænd; ek-] 美[ɪk'spænd]

• vt. 扩张；使膨胀；详述
• vi. 发展；张开，展开

1. extend in one or more directions;

"The dough expands"

2. become larger in size or volume or quantity;

"his business expanded rapidly"

3. make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity;

"expand the house by adding another wing"

4. grow stronger;

"The economy was booming"

5. exaggerate or make bigger;

"The charges were inflated"

6. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing;

"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

7. expand the influence of;

"The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"