expanding

柯林斯词典

expand /ɪkˈspænd/ (expanding,expanded,expands)

• 1. V-T/V-I If something expands or is expanded, it becomes larger. 扩大; 膨胀

  Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected. 工程师们注意到管子并未像预期的那样膨胀。

  We have to expand the size of the image. 我们不得不扩大图像的尺寸。

• 2. V-T/V-I If something such as a business, organization, or service expands, or if you expand it, it becomes bigger and includes more people, goods, or activities. 使…发展; 发展[商业]

  The popular ceramics industry expanded toward the middle of the 19th century. 大众陶瓷业在19世纪中叶得到了发展。

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