| 单词 | expand |
| 例句 | expand verb 1.•metals expand when heated:increase in size, become larger, enlarge | swell, dilate, inflate | lengthen, stretch, thicken, fill out. ANT shrink, contract. 2.•the company is expanding:grow, become/make larger, become/make bigger, increase in size, increase in scope, upsize | extend, augment, broaden, widen, develop, diversify, build up | branch out, spread, proliferate. ANT shrink, scale down. 3.•the senator expanded on the proposals:elaborate on, enlarge on, go into detail about, flesh out, develop, expatiate on. 4.•she learned to expand and flourish among new acquaintances:relax, unbend, become relaxed, grow friendlier, loosen up. ANT tense up, clam up. |
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