expand

ex-, 向外。-pand, 展开，词源同pace, feather.

expand

expand: see spawn

expand (v)

early 15c., "spread out, open out, spread flat, extend widely;" also transitive, "cause to grow larger;" from Anglo-French espaundre, Old French espandre "spread, spread out, be spilled," and directly from Latin expandere "to spread out, unfold, expand," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + pandere "to spread, stretch" (see pace (n.)). Related: Expanded; expanding.

1. The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.

最终目的是为了进一步拓展该网络。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Health officials are proposing to expand their services by organising counselling.

卫生官员计划通过组织咨询来扩展他们的服务。

来自柯林斯例句

3. I owned a bookshop and desired to expand the business.

我拥有一家书店，想要扩大业务。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Metals expand when they are heated.

金属受热会膨胀。

来自《权威词典》

5. Plans to expand the company have had to be quietly shelved.

公司扩充的计划不得不悄悄搁置下来.

来自《简明英汉词典》