读音

/ɪkˈspænd/

释义

• 动词:

1. 扩大；扩展。例如: “The company plans to expand its operations into new markets.”
2. 增加；扩充。例如: “The library is expanding its collection of e-books.”
3. 展开；打开。例如: “The flowers will expand in the sunlight.”
4. 详述；阐述。例如: “Could you expand on your idea a bit more?”

短语

• “expand on something” 意为详细说明或扩展某个主题或观点。
• “expand one’s horizons” 意为开阔视野，增加知识或经验。

例句

• “The city is expanding rapidly due to population growth.”
• “We need to expand our customer base to increase sales.”
• “The tent easily expands to provide more space for camping.”
• “In his lecture, he expanded upon the theories of relativity.”

同义词

• Enlarge
• Broaden
• Augment
• Increase
• Develop