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expanse noun
⇨ stretchstretch noun stretch ♦︎ expanse ♦︎ tract ♦︎ fieldThese are all words for a large open area of land or water. 这些词均表示陆地或水域的一片、一段。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a stretch / an expanse / a tract / a field of sth◆a great / large / huge / vast stretch / expanse / tract / field◆a wide / broad / continuous / open / empty / deserted / barren stretch / expanse■ stretch [countable] an area of land or water （陆地或水域的）一片，一泓，一段◆This is a largely unspoilt stretch of coastline.这是一段基本上未破坏原貌的海岸线。◆The car overturned on a particularly dangerous stretch of road.那辆汽车在一段特别危险的路上翻了。◆A narrow stretch of water separates the island from the mainland.一片狭窄的水域把这个岛跟大陆分开了。◆You rarely see boats on this stretch of the river.这个河段几乎看不到船只。ⓘ Stretch is the most general of these words: a stretch may be long or short, wide or narrow, but it usually has a particular character ( unspoilt, dangerous, long, narrow) or you use stretch to refer to a particular part of a place ( this/that stretch of the river). * stretch在本组词中含义最广，它所表示的路段或水域可长可短，可宽可窄，但通常都具有某种特点，如unspoilt、dangerous、long、narrow（未遭破坏的／危险的／长的／窄的），或者用stretch来表示一个地方的某个部分，如this/that stretch of the river（这／那一河段）。 see also stretch ⇨ lead verb 3 ■ expanse / /ɪkˈspæns/ / [countable] a wide and open area of sth, especially land or water （尤指陆地或水域的）一大片，广阔的一片◆He gazed out over the huge expanses of open prairie.他凝视着外面那片辽阔的大草原。◆Above them was a vast expanse of blue sky.他们的头顶上是广阔无垠的蓝天。■ tract [countable] an area of land, especially a large one 大片土地；地带◆We flew over vast tracts of forest.我们飞过大片大片的森林。◆Whole tracts of the countryside have been turned into industrial wasteland.成片成片的乡间土地都变成了工业废地。■ field [countable] (usually in compounds 通常用于构成复合词) an area of land covered with a particular thing; an area from which a particular thing is obtained （覆盖着⋯的或有⋯的）土地，地方◆The territory is covered with snow, bare rock and ice fields.那个地方被白雪、裸岩和冰原所覆盖。◆Prisoners were sent to work in the gas fields in the north.囚犯们被遣送到北方的天然气田去干活。 |