expand/ɪk'spænd/

v. (make sth) become larger

v. [T; I] 扩大，扩展；增加；（使）膨胀：expand one's business 扩大业务

◇The town's population expanded rapidly in the last decade. 过去10年间，该镇人口迅速膨胀。

◇Metal expands when heated. 铁受热膨胀。

构词ex- + pand

音组-and/-ænd/

and; band; expand; hand; land; sand; stand

辨析expand; extend; spread; stretch