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

• 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。
• 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。
• Steel and concrete have almost the same rate of contraction and expansion.
  钢和混凝土有几乎相同的收缩率和膨胀率。
• Future expansion of the business calls for two new factories.
  将来业务扩大需要建造两个新工厂。
• 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。
• '' 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Their desire for expansion has increased.
  他们的扩张欲望有增无减。