expand

verb

1. 扩大，增加，增强（尺码、数量或重要性）
   to become greater in size, number or importance; to make sth greater in size, number or importance
   1. Metals expand when they are heated.
      金属受热会膨胀。
   2. Student numbers are expanding rapidly.
      学生人数在迅速增加。
   3. A child's vocabulary expands through reading.
      孩子的词汇量通过阅读得到扩大。
   4. The waist expands to fit all sizes.
      腰围可松可紧适合任何尺码。
   5. In breathing the chest muscles expand the rib cage and allow air to be sucked into the lungs.
      呼吸时胸部肌肉使胸廓扩大让空气吸入肺部。
   6. The new system expanded the role of family doctors.
      新体制扩大了家庭医生的作用。
   7. There are no plans to expand the local airport.
      目前尚无扩建地方机场的方案。
2. 扩展，发展（业务）
   if a business expands or is expanded , new branches are opened, it makes more money, etc.
   1. We've expanded the business by opening two more stores.
      我们增开了两个商店以扩展业务。
   2. an expanding economy (= with more businesses starting and growing)
      不断发展的经济
3. 细谈；详述；详细阐明
   to talk more; to add details to what you are saying
   1. I repeated the question and waited for her to expand.
      我把问题重复了一遍，等着她详细回答。

1. V-ERG 扩充;扩大;增加
   If something expands or is 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
2. V-ERG 扩大；发展；扩展
   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.
   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。

1. Consequently, even as the blogosphere continues to expand, only a few blogs are likely to emerge as focal points.
   结果，尽管博客圈继续扩大，但仅有少数的博客有可能脱颖而出，成为关注的焦点。
2. 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。
3. 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%。
4. We have to expand the size of the image.
   我们不得不放大图像的尺寸。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. I owned a bookshop and desired to expand the business
   我拥有一家书店，想要扩大业务。
8. 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。
9. The president used today's speech to expand on remarks he made last month.
   总统利用今天的演讲更充分地阐述了他上个月所讲的话。
10. As your horizons expand, these new ideas can give a whole new meaning to life
    随着眼界不断开阔，这些新观念会为生活赋予全新的意义。
11. They need to expand the number of farmers who are involved if the scheme's going to really take off
    这个方案要想真正成功，他们就需要增加参与的农场主的人数。
12. The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.
    最终目的是为了进一步拓展该网络。
13. Objects expand when heated and contract when cooled.
    物体热则涨，冷则缩。
14. China will further expand the scope of its opened-up areas.
    中国要进一步扩大开放范围。
15. When gases are heated, they expand.
    气体受热会膨胀。
16. Metals expand when they are heated.
    金属受了热就会膨胀。
17. The company is going to expand production with the money earned.
    公司挣了钱，准备扩产。
18. In good faith, high quality, mutual benefit, the company will continue to expand with more domestic production, support, distribution, enterprise cooperation and common development hand in hand!
    本着诚信、质优、互惠互利的原则，公司将不断扩展与国内外更多生产、配套、经销企业的携手合作和共同发展！
19. We borrow a ￡ 10, 000 loan to expand the business.
    为了扩大企业，我们借了一万英镑的款。
20. Third, expand cooperation in international economic affairs.
    第三，扩大国际经济事务中的合作。
21. The deck is free to expand on neoprene bearings.
    桥面可以在氯丁橡胶支座上自由伸缩。
22. It is our belief to further expand markets and dissatisfy with existing achievements.
    进一步开拓市场，不满足于现有成绩是我们的信念。
23. I want to expand my horizons.
    我想展我的视野。
24. This helps developers expand and add new functions to an existing system.
    这将有助于开发人员向一个已有系统扩展或添加新功能。
25. We use this creatively, in ways that expand our knowledge.
    我们以扩展知识的方式创造性地利用了这一点。
26. You can use all these resources to help expand your business and profit margins.
    你可以使用所有这些资源来帮助扩展你的商业和利润。
27. Several new features expand the syntax and functionality of triggers on tables and on views.
    一些新的特性扩展了表和视图上的触发器的语法和功能。
28. You can improve and expand many elements of the current script in an updated version of the application.
    您可以在更新版本的应用程序中对当前脚本中的众多元素进行改进和扩展。
29. In 1981, it established a research programme to improve and expand non-animal testing.
    在1981年，它们设立了一个改进和扩大无动物实验的研究项目。
30. We will continue to encourage Chinese companies to expand investment in developing countries.
    今后，我们还将继续扩大输华零关税产品范围和受惠国家范围，并鼓励国内企业扩大对发展中国家的投资。

  amplify enlarge expand increase【导航词义：扩大，增加】

  amplify v. 放大

〔辨析〕指放大声音等，尤指音乐声。

  enlarge v. 扩大

〔辨析〕指放大尺寸、面积、容量等。

  expand v. （使）扩大，膨胀

〔辨析〕强调向外扩张。

  increase v. 增加

〔辨析〕指增加数目或数量。

expand on/upon sth

1. 详述；充分叙述；详细阐明
   to say more about sth and add some details
   1. Metals expand when they are heated.
      金属受热会膨胀。
   2. Student numbers are expanding rapidly.
      学生人数在迅速增加。
   3. A child's vocabulary expands through reading.
      孩子的词汇量通过阅读得到扩大。
   4. The waist expands to fit all sizes.
      腰围可松可紧适合任何尺码。
   5. In breathing the chest muscles expand the rib cage and allow air to be sucked into the lungs.
      呼吸时胸部肌肉使胸廓扩大让空气吸入肺部。
   6. The new system expanded the role of family doctors.
      新体制扩大了家庭医生的作用。
   7. There are no plans to expand the local airport.
      目前尚无扩建地方机场的方案。

verb

1. become larger in size or volume or quantity
   1. his business expanded rapidly

2. exaggerate or make bigger
   1. The charges were inflated

   Synonym:    inflateblow upamplify

3. grow vigorously
   1. The deer population in this town is thriving
   2. business is booming

   Synonym:    boomthriveflourish

4. expand the influence of
   1. The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent

   Synonym:    extend

5. make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
   1. expand the house by adding another wing

6. add details, as to an account or idea
   1. She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation

   Synonym:    elaboratelucubrateexpatiateexpositenlargeflesh outexpounddilate

7. extend in one or more directions
   1. The dough expands

   Synonym:    spread out