expand

Word family noun expansion expandabilityexpanderexpanseexpansibilityexpansionismexpansionistexpansivenessexpansivityadjective expandable expandedexpansibleexpansileexpansionalexpansionaryexpansionisticexpansiveverb expand adverbexpansiblyexpansively

Related topics: Companies, Chemistry

ex·pand /ɪkˈspænd/ S3 W3 AWL verb

1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT to become larger in size, number, or amount, or to make something become larger (使)扩大；增加 → expansion OPP contract

Water expands as it freezes.

水结冰时会膨胀。

Sydney’s population expanded rapidly in the 1960s.

20世纪60年代，悉尼的人口迅速增加。

exercises that expand the chest muscles

扩展胸肌的运动

his expanding waistline

他那逐渐增大的腰围

► see thesaurus at increase

2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT if a company, business etc expands, or if someone expands it, they open new shops, factories etc 扩展〔业务〕 → expansion

The computer industry has expanded greatly over the last decade.

计算机行业在过去十年间大大地发展起来。

The hotel wants to expand its business by adding a swimming pool.

该酒店想添个游泳池来扩展业务。

the rapidly expanding field of information technology

迅速发展的信息技术领域

expand into

We have plans to expand into the U.S. market.

我们有计划把业务扩展到美国市场。

3 [intransitiveI]CONFIDENT literary to become more confident and start to talk more 变得更自信[善谈]

After a few whiskies he started to expand a little.

几杯威士忌下肚，他打开了话匣子。

4 expand on/upon something phrasal verbphr v DETAILto add more details or information to something that you have already said 详述，进一步说明

Payne later expanded on his initial statement.

佩恩后来对他最初的声明作了进一步说明。

Examples from the Corpus

expand on/upon • Much of its strength rests with the third-parties alliances it has created and wants to expand on.• Convention center plans call for expanding upon an outdoor parking lot adjacent to, and south of, the existing center.• Basil Matthews gave him the opportunity to expand on his vision of the West Indies under the full glare of publicity.• It was absolutely no good just giving them a sketch and expecting them to expand on it using their own initiative.• In treating such a philosophical topic, the underlying principles should have been expanded on, rather than just being described.• Returning on air, Dick Enberg got Maguire to expand on the comment.• The text that follows expands on the details of each of the ten steps.• In this Report we draw these comments together, and expand on them in chapter 11.

Examples from the Corpus

expand• The universe is constantly expanding.• Trade between developing countries and industrialized countries is beginning to expand.• Heat makes the gas in the container expand.• The business was growing rapidly and beginning to expand abroad.• The 1980s saw the romance movement expand and change directions somewhat.• The agency hopes to expand coverage of new musical talent on its Internet site.• They fund programs that expand health benefits to wider segments of the community.• Dr. Martin also helped expand housing opportunities for people with AIDs.• The sports and leisure market is expanding more quickly than ever before.• New Historicism's usual response to this is to expand on Montrose's point about the inevitability of critical partiality existing.• Gradually, the number of individual objectors prepared to enter the fray began to expand outside the initial handful.• Pepsi has aggressive plans to expand overseas.• The Drugs unit aims to expand pupils' knowledge of drugs so that they appreciate that only some drugs are socially acceptable.• Medical insurance companies expanded rapidly during the 1980s.• The population of Texas expanded rapidly in the '60s.• She intends to expand the company's operations in the US.• The university is planning to expand the number of students to over 20,000.• Domestication of new animals for their products will probably expand to meet the demands no longer met from wild stock.• Metals expand when they are heated.• The containers are made of peat and wood fiber laced with soluble fertilizer and peat pellets that expand when watered.

expanded rapidly• The number of tram passengers expanded rapidly.• Catholic education expanded rapidly after 1945.• Since 1945, the traditional functions of Parliament had expanded rapidly and had become more technical and complex.• Since the I950s, world trade has expanded rapidly, driving incomes higher along the way.• The Boston economy expanded rapidly during the 1970s and the shift from a manufacturing to a service base accelerated during that time.• Villages as well as towns expanded rapidly during the first half of the nineteenth century.• Although joint venture programmes have expanded rapidly in recent years, care has been taken to contain the growth of core staff.• The Body Shop expanded rapidly under the franchise system.

rapidly expanding• From Melbourne to Seoul, intraregional trade and investments were rapidly expanding.• The rapidly expanding capabilities of information technology would facilitate the process.• The finding moves the heart into the rapidly expanding club of organs that appear to have a capacity for self-repair.• She added to his rapidly expanding jewelry collection.• The impetus for these practices came from the need to remunerate the rapidly expanding number of clerks in royal service.• Its economy is rapidly expanding, partly thanks to its many natural resources and its enormous reserves of hydro-electric energy.• And the rapidly expanding public school system itself created a huge demand for teachers.• However, for the twelfth century we are much better informed about the rapidly expanding wine trade.

From Longman Business Dictionary

expandex·pand /ɪkˈspænd/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

1to become larger in size, amount, or number, or to make something larger in size, amount, or number

If banks increase their lending, the money supply will expand.

The money will be invested on upgrading sorting offices and expanding the Post Office vehicle fleet.

2COMMERCE if an economy, industry, or business activity expands, it gets bigger or more successful

The business was growing very rapidly and expanding abroad.

Many firms borrowed heavily to expand their businesses.

The Chancellor is predicting that the economy will expand at 3% a year.

expand into

Western car makers are hoping to expand into Eastern Europe.

Origin expand

(1400-1500) Latin expandere, from pandere “to spread”

词汇	expand
释义	expand Word family noun expansion expandabilityexpanderexpanseexpansibilityexpansionismexpansionistexpansivenessexpansivityadjective expandable expandedexpansibleexpansileexpansionalexpansionaryexpansionisticexpansiveverb expand adverbexpansiblyexpansively Related topics: Companies, Chemistry ex·pand /ɪkˈspænd/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT to become larger in size, number, or amount, or to make something become larger (使)扩大；增加 → expansion OPP contract Water expands as it freezes. 水结冰时会膨胀。 Sydney’s population expanded rapidly in the 1960s. 20世纪60年代，悉尼的人口迅速增加。 exercises that expand the chest muscles 扩展胸肌的运动 his expanding waistline 他那逐渐增大的腰围 ► see thesaurus at increase 2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT if a company, business etc expands, or if someone expands it, they open new shops, factories etc 扩展〔业务〕 → expansion The computer industry has expanded greatly over the last decade. 计算机行业在过去十年间大大地发展起来。 The hotel wants to expand its business by adding a swimming pool. 该酒店想添个游泳池来扩展业务。 the rapidly expanding field of information technology 迅速发展的信息技术领域 expand into We have plans to expand into the U.S. market. 我们有计划把业务扩展到美国市场。 3 [intransitiveI]CONFIDENT literary to become more confident and start to talk more 变得更自信[善谈] After a few whiskies he started to expand a little. 几杯威士忌下肚，他打开了话匣子。 4 expand on/upon something phrasal verbphr v DETAILto add more details or information to something that you have already said 详述，进一步说明 Payne later expanded on his initial statement. 佩恩后来对他最初的声明作了进一步说明。 Examples from the Corpus expand on/upon • Much of its strength rests with the third-parties alliances it has created and wants to expand on.• Convention center plans call for expanding upon an outdoor parking lot adjacent to, and south of, the existing center.• Basil Matthews gave him the opportunity to expand on his vision of the West Indies under the full glare of publicity.• It was absolutely no good just giving them a sketch and expecting them to expand on it using their own initiative.• In treating such a philosophical topic, the underlying principles should have been expanded on, rather than just being described.• Returning on air, Dick Enberg got Maguire to expand on the comment.• The text that follows expands on the details of each of the ten steps.• In this Report we draw these comments together, and expand on them in chapter 11. Examples from the Corpus expand• The universe is constantly expanding.• Trade between developing countries and industrialized countries is beginning to expand.• Heat makes the gas in the container expand.• The business was growing rapidly and beginning to expand abroad.• The 1980s saw the romance movement expand and change directions somewhat.• The agency hopes to expand coverage of new musical talent on its Internet site.• They fund programs that expand health benefits to wider segments of the community.• Dr. Martin also helped expand housing opportunities for people with AIDs.• The sports and leisure market is expanding more quickly than ever before.• New Historicism's usual response to this is to expand on Montrose's point about the inevitability of critical partiality existing.• Gradually, the number of individual objectors prepared to enter the fray began to expand outside the initial handful.• Pepsi has aggressive plans to expand overseas.• The Drugs unit aims to expand pupils' knowledge of drugs so that they appreciate that only some drugs are socially acceptable.• Medical insurance companies expanded rapidly during the 1980s.• The population of Texas expanded rapidly in the '60s.• She intends to expand the company's operations in the US.• The university is planning to expand the number of students to over 20,000.• Domestication of new animals for their products will probably expand to meet the demands no longer met from wild stock.• Metals expand when they are heated.• The containers are made of peat and wood fiber laced with soluble fertilizer and peat pellets that expand when watered. expanded rapidly• The number of tram passengers expanded rapidly.• Catholic education expanded rapidly after 1945.• Since 1945, the traditional functions of Parliament had expanded rapidly and had become more technical and complex.• Since the I950s, world trade has expanded rapidly, driving incomes higher along the way.• The Boston economy expanded rapidly during the 1970s and the shift from a manufacturing to a service base accelerated during that time.• Villages as well as towns expanded rapidly during the first half of the nineteenth century.• Although joint venture programmes have expanded rapidly in recent years, care has been taken to contain the growth of core staff.• The Body Shop expanded rapidly under the franchise system. rapidly expanding• From Melbourne to Seoul, intraregional trade and investments were rapidly expanding.• The rapidly expanding capabilities of information technology would facilitate the process.• The finding moves the heart into the rapidly expanding club of organs that appear to have a capacity for self-repair.• She added to his rapidly expanding jewelry collection.• The impetus for these practices came from the need to remunerate the rapidly expanding number of clerks in royal service.• Its economy is rapidly expanding, partly thanks to its many natural resources and its enormous reserves of hydro-electric energy.• And the rapidly expanding public school system itself created a huge demand for teachers.• However, for the twelfth century we are much better informed about the rapidly expanding wine trade. From Longman Business Dictionary expandex·pand /ɪkˈspænd/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 1to become larger in size, amount, or number, or to make something larger in size, amount, or number If banks increase their lending, the money supply will expand. The money will be invested on upgrading sorting offices and expanding the Post Office vehicle fleet. 2COMMERCE if an economy, industry, or business activity expands, it gets bigger or more successful The business was growing very rapidly and expanding abroad. Many firms borrowed heavily to expand their businesses. The Chancellor is predicting that the economy will expand at 3% a year. expand into Western car makers are hoping to expand into Eastern Europe. Origin expand (1400-1500) Latin expandere, from pandere “to spread”
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