expands

英 [ɪkˈspændz]

美 [ɪkˈspændz]

v.  扩大，增加，增强(尺码、数量或重要性); 扩展，发展(业务); 细谈; 详述; 详细阐明
expand的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 扩充;扩大;增加
  If somethingexpandsoris expanded, it becomes larger.
  1. Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected...
     工程师注意到管道并没有如预期那样膨胀。
  2. The money supply expanded by 14.6 per cent in the year to September...
     截至9月，当年的货币供应增加了14.6％。
  3. We have to expand the size of the image.
     我们不得不放大图像的尺寸。
  4. ...a rapidly expanding universe.
     迅速扩张的宇宙
  5. ...strips of expanded polystyrene.
     聚苯乙烯泡沫条
• V-ERG 扩大；发展；扩展
  If something such as a business, organization, or serviceexpands, or if youexpandit, it becomes bigger and includes more people, goods, or activities.
  1. The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century...
     到19世纪中期，大众制陶业得到了发展。
  2. The interest rate's coming down. I'll be able to expand or stay in business...
     利率正在降低，我可以扩大公司或者维持经营。
  3. I owned a bookshop and desired to expand the business...
     我拥有一家书店，想要扩大业务。
  4. 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。

双语例句

• Iron expands when it is heated.
  铁遇热就膨胀。
• So it reduces the cost of project and expands the range of application.
  这样，不仅大大降低了系统的成本，还扩大了系统的应用场合。
• Taking advantage of this product knowledge expands the value and role of our testers.
  通过这个产品知识扩展了我们测试人员的价值和作用。
• New climate portal depicts future scenarios for temperature and rainfall and expands access to climate data.
  新的气候变化门户描述了气温和降雨的未来情景，增强了气候变化数据的公开性。
• The timber expands as it absorbs moisture from the atmosphere.
  木材吸收大气中的潮气后会膨胀。
• This second edition expands on the theoretical, technical, and clinical issues addressed in the popular first edition.
  此第二版扩展了第一版中流行的解决理论，技术和临床问题。
• As our customer base expands, we'll be ready with outstanding support and new products.
  由于我们的客户群的扩大，我们将准备支持和出色的新产品。
• This factory expands to the riverside.
  这个工厂的地界扩展到河边。
• The situation of non-standard production of forensic video expands this negative impact.
  在现实中法医影像制作的不规范状况扩大了这种负面影响。
• A smartphone dock simply expands the user interface and functionality of a given smartphone.
  智能手机扩展坞简单地扩展了特定智能手机的用户接口和功能。