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。
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。
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。
It can be used both in the macro pattern and in the expansion.
它可以用于宏模式和展开式中。
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。
Their desire for expansion has increased.
他们的扩张欲望有增无减。
The company has abandoned plans for further expansion.
该公司已经放弃了进一步扩张的计划。
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。
Continued expansion of this production is expected.
生产的不断扩大是预料中的事。
In some countries and regions, inequality worsened, as poor people did not reap the fruits of economic expansion, because of a lack of job opportunities, limited education or bad health.
在有些国家和地区，不平等现象出现恶化，贫困人口未能收获经济扩张的成果，原因是缺少就业机会、教育水平有限或健康状况不佳。