expansion

英 [ɪkˈspænʃn]

美 [ɪkˈspænʃn]

n.  扩张; 扩展; 扩大; 膨胀

复数：expansions　

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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。
• The company has abandoned plans for further expansion.
  该公司已经放弃了进一步扩张的计划。
• 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。
• An unprecedented expansion in population and industry.
  史无前例的人口和工业膨胀。
• 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。
• 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。
• With the development of industry and population expansion, the condition will be worse.
  随着工业的发展和人口的增加，这种状况会变得越来越坏。
• 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。
• 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。
• The runway of this airport is undergoing expansion to accommodate large planes.
  这个机场的跑道正在扩建以适应大型飞机起落。