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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Continued expansion of this production is expected.
  生产的不断扩大是预料中的事。
• 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。
• With the continuous development and expansion of business, partners and scope are also Further enlargement.
  随着业务的不断发展和扩大，合作伙伴和范围也在进一步的扩大。
• Then, evolvement laws of plasma in both isothermal stage and adiabatic expansion stage are discussed.
  进而讨论了等离子体膨胀的绝热阶段和等温阶段的具体演化规律。
• 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。
• A rise in the temperature of the gas results in its expansion.
  气体温度上升致使气体膨胀。