enlarge

英 [ɪn'lɑːdʒ; en-] 美 [ɪn'lɑrdʒ]
  • vi. 扩大;放大;详述
  • vt. 扩大;使增大;扩展

中文词源


enlarge 扩大

en-, 进入,使。large,大。

英文词源


enlarge (v.)
mid-14c., "grow fat, increase" (intrans.); c. 1400, "make larger" (trans.), from Old French enlargier "to widen, increase, make larger," from en- "make, put in" (see en- (1)) + large (see large). Meaning "expand in words, speak at large" is from 1650s. Related: Enlarged; enlarging.

双语例句


1. Workmen were hired to remodel and enlarge the farm buildings.
雇用了工人来改造和扩建农场建筑。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Different states or groups can combine to enlarge their markets.
不同的州或企业集团可以联合起来以扩大市场。

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3. I wish to enlarge upon a statement made by Gary Docking.
我想就加里·多金的话再展开说一下。

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4. The glands in the neck may enlarge.
颈部腺体可能增大。

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5. There are plans to enlarge the recreation area.
已经有了扩大娱乐场地的计划。

来自《权威词典》

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