expands

英 [ɪkˈspændz]

美 [ɪkˈspændz]

v.  扩大，增加，增强(尺码、数量或重要性); 扩展，发展(业务); 细谈; 详述; 详细阐明
expand的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 扩充;扩大;增加
  If somethingexpandsoris 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
• V-ERG 扩大；发展；扩展
  If something such as a business, organization, or serviceexpands, or if youexpandit, 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。

双语例句

• A smartphone dock simply expands the user interface and functionality of a given smartphone.
  智能手机扩展坞简单地扩展了特定智能手机的用户接口和功能。
• As it expands its services around the continent, the competition it offers should force the other airlines to raise their game.
  这家航空公司在整个大陆拓展业务所带来的竞争会迫使其他航空公司有更好的表现。
• But as China grows and expands, it's going to be using more energy as well.
  但随着中国的增长和发展，它也将使用更多的能源。
• The timber expands as it absorbs moisture from the atmosphere.
  木材吸收大气中的潮气后会膨胀。
• The ER plug-in expands this functionality to include ER.
  ER插件扩展了这个功能以包含ER。
• This is needed as development expands and skills are needed to advance the new standard of living.
  随着发展的深入，以及对提高生活水平的技术需求，这就变得必需了。
• Now, re-communication technology develops rapidly, greatly expands the application fields of computer and takes more agility.
  摘要目前，射频通信技术日益发展，极大地扩展了计算机的应用领域与灵活性。
• This time, the study further expands the age range of television impact.
  这一次的研究，进一步扩大了电视造成影响的年龄范围。
• As our customer base expands, we'll be ready with outstanding support and new products.
  由于我们的客户群的扩大，我们将准备支持和出色的新产品。
• This factory expands to the riverside.
  这个工厂的地界扩展到河边。