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

• We reviewed and analysed policy decisions and programme development, implementation and expansion.
  我们评估和分析了政策决策和项目的制定、实施和扩展。
• On circuit design, chip peripheral expansion, to achieve temperature control and regulation functions.
  通过对电路的设计，对芯片的外围扩展，来达到对温度的控制和调节功能。
• The plan will give an impulse to industrial expansion.
  这个计划将促进工业的扩展。
• The company has abandoned plans for further expansion.
  该公司已经放弃了进一步扩张的计划。
• 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。
• 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。
• His big book is an expansion of the little book he wrote before.
  他那本大部头著作是由他以前写的那本小书扩充而成的。
• He gave an expansion of that affair.
  他详述了那件事。
• This research helps support an evaluation of the impact of expansion proposals for the Underground system.
  这项研究有助于对扩建地下系统带来的影响进行评估。