expand是什么意思
expand
英 [ɪk'spænd; ek-]美 [ɪk'spænd]vt. 扩张；使膨胀；详述vi. 发展；张开，展开助记提示
1. 向外胖的 => 膨胀.中文词源
expand 扩大ex-, 向外。-pand, 展开，词源同pace, feather.
英文词源
expandexpand: see spawnexpand (v)early 15c., "spread out, open out, spread flat, extend widely;" also transitive, "cause to grow larger;" from Anglo-French espaundre, Old French espandre "spread, spread out, be spilled," and directly from Latin expandere "to spread out, unfold, expand," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + pandere "to spread, stretch" (see pace (n.)). Related: Expanded; expanding.双语例句
1. The ultimate aim is to expand the network further. *终目的是为了进一步拓展该网络。来自柯林斯例句
2. Health officials are proposing to expand their services by organising counselling. 卫生官员计划通过组织咨询来扩展他们的服务。来自柯林斯例句
3. I owned a bookshop and desired to expand the business. 我拥有一家书店，想要扩大业务。来自柯林斯例句
4. Metals expand when they are heated. 金属受热会膨胀。来自《词典》
5. Plans to expand the company have had to be quietly shelved. 公司扩充的计划不得不悄悄搁置下来.来自《简明英汉词典》
