词汇 | expand on/upon something |
释义 | expand on/upon somethingexpand 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. → expand on/upon something at expand(1) |
随便看 |
|
时代网英语在线翻译词典收录了323754条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。