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

• The plan will give an impulse to industrial expansion.
  这个计划将促进工业的扩展。
• On both large and small farms, one of the principal inhibitions to expansion of production can be insecurity of tenure.
  不论大农场或小农场，扩大生产的主要抑制因素可能是租地使用权缺乏保障。
• Expansion and make-up of the water, air releasing and water treatment.
  扩大和化妆水，空气和水的处理释放。
• One of the driving forces behind this recent expansion is the growth of services.
  最近的这次经济扩张背后的主要推动力量之一是服务业的增长。
• 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。
• In some countries and regions, inequality worsened, as poor people did not reap the fruits of economic expansion, because of a lack of job opportunities, limited education or bad health.
  在有些国家和地区，不平等现象出现恶化，贫困人口未能收获经济扩张的成果，原因是缺少就业机会、教育水平有限或健康状况不佳。
• It can include financial projections and the planned steps for expansion.
  包括财务预测和规划的扩张步骤。
• '' Because I helped discover the expansion rate of the universe was accelerating.
  因为我发现了宇宙扩大速度正在加快的事实。
• Their desire for expansion has increased.
  他们的扩张欲望有增无减。
• The new digital technology would allow a rapid expansion in the number of TV channels.
  新的数字技术将会使电视频道的数量迅速增加。