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扩大

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使膨胀, 详述, 扩张

张开, 发展

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1. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

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2. become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"

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3. make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"

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4. grow stronger; "The economy was booming"

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5. exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"

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6. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

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7. expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"

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