expansion

英 [ɪkˈspænʃn]

美 [ɪkˈspænʃn]

n.  扩张; 扩展; 扩大; 膨胀

复数：expansions　

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BNC.2360 / COCA.2734

牛津词典

noun

• 扩张；扩展；扩大；膨胀
  an act of increasing or making sth increase in size, amount or importance
  1. a period of rapid economic expansion
     经济迅猛发展期
  2. Despite the recession the company is confident of further expansion.
     尽管经济衰退，公司对进一步扩展仍充满信心。
  3. The book is an expansion of a series of lectures given last year.
     本书是去年举行的系列讲座的扩充。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 扩张;扩充;扩大;发展
  Expansionis the process of becoming greater in size, number, or amount.
  1. ...the rapid expansion of private health insurance.
     个人健康保险的迅速发展
  2. ...a new period of economic expansion...
     经济发展的新时期
  3. The company has abandoned plans for further expansion.
     该公司已经放弃了进一步扩张的计划。

英英释义

noun

• the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
  Synonym:enlargement
• adding information or detail
  Synonym:expanding upon
• a discussion that provides additional information
  Synonym:enlargementelaboration
• a function expressed as a sum or product of terms
  1. the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2

双语例句

• '' Because I helped discover the expansion rate of the universe was accelerating.
  因为我发现了宇宙扩大速度正在加快的事实。
• Continued expansion of this production is expected.
  生产的不断扩大是预料中的事。
• A rise in the temperature of the gas results in its expansion.
  气体温度上升致使气体膨胀。
• It can be used both in the macro pattern and in the expansion.
  它可以用于宏模式和展开式中。
• The expansion of Western capitalism incorporated the Third World into an exploitative world system.
  西方资本主义的扩张将第三世界并入了剥削性的世界体系中。
• An unprecedented expansion in population and industry.
  史无前例的人口和工业膨胀。
• On Wednesday, Peugeot said it had begun a new chapter in its history and its global expansion.
  周三，标致宣布，它的企业历史和全球扩张都已翻开了新篇章。
• He gave an expansion of that affair.
  他详述了那件事。
• Similarly, risk concentrations that might be acceptable at a single institution in a period of economic expansion could be dangerous if they existed at a large number of institutions simultaneously.
  同样，在经济扩张时期，一个单独的机构可以接受的风险集中，如果在大量的机构中同时存在，就是十分危险的。
• The runway of this airport is undergoing expansion to accommodate large planes.
  这个机场的跑道正在扩建以适应大型飞机起落。