expanse

英 [ɪkˈspæns]

美 [ɪkˈspæns]

n.  一大片，广阔，宽广，浩瀚(尤指陆地或海洋)

复数：expanses　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10053 / COCA.8187

牛津词典

noun

• 一大片，广阔，宽广，浩瀚（尤指陆地或海洋）
  a wide and open area of sth, especially land or water
  1. a wide/vast expanse of blue sky
     广阔 / 无垠的蓝天
  2. flat expanses of open farmland
     平坦而辽阔的农田

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 广袤;辽阔;浩瀚
  Anexpanse ofsomething, usually sea, sky, or land, is a very large amount of it.
  1. ...a vast expanse of grassland.
     广阔的草原

英英释义

noun

• a wide scope
  1. the sweep of the plains
  Synonym:sweep
• the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
  1. the area of a rectangle
  2. it was about 500 square feet in area
  Synonym:areasurface area
• a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

双语例句

• The square's vast cobbled expanse is flanked by some of Moscow's most famous tourist attractions.
  广场上广阔的鹅卵石铺路两旁是一些莫斯科最著名的旅游景点。
• After the heavy snow, the fields were a vast expanse of white.
  下了一场大雪，田野上白茫茫一片。
• When we look at the expanse of stars, we see power, beauty, harmony.
  当我们望着星云，我们感受到了力量，美与和谐。
• The wild is more than just an expanse of tangled forests, stagnant swamps and windswept plains.
  荒野不仅仅是宽广纠结的森林、滞淤塞的沼泽和暴风肆虐的平原。
• The cuisine: Qinghai's vast expanse of grassland produces some of the country's finest mutton and beef.
  青海辽阔的草原培育出了全国最上等的牛羊肉。
• They came to a broad expanse of water.
  他们来到了一片广阔的水域。
• The moon's flame brightened the vast expanse of grassland.
  月光照亮了广阔的草原。
• An expanse of land suitable for livestock to wander and graze on.
  放牧地，牧场一片适宜于牲畜游荡和进食的广大土地。
• Act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time.
  在一个广阔的空间或范围或时间上的扩展。
• In the west of China you can see a vast expanse of desert, water, snow, etc.
  在中国的西部，你会看到浩瀚的沙漠、一望无际的水域和茫茫的雪原等。