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US /ɪkˈspænd/
UK /ɪkˈspænd/
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1.

擴大, 擴展, 膨脹

to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way

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The business plans to expand into new markets next year.
該公司計劃明年拓展新市場。
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Water expands when it freezes.
水結冰時會膨脹。
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enlargegrowincreasewidenbroaden
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contractshrinkcompress
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闡述, 詳述, 擴寫

to give a fuller version or more details of an account or idea

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Could you please expand on that point?
你能否詳細闡述一下那一點？
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The author decided to expand the short story into a novel.
作者決定將短篇小說擴寫成一部小說。
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elaboratedevelopamplifyexpatiate
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condensesummarizeabbreviate
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