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首页enlargeenlarge的意思

enlarge

英 [ɪn'lɑːdʒ; en-] 美[ɪn'lɑrdʒ]

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近义词swell expand widen inflate magnify amplify unfold

反义词shrink reduce deflate narrow diminish retrench

vi. 扩大；放大；详述
vt. 扩大；使增大；扩展

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第三人称单数: enlarges;过去式: enlarged;过去分词: enlarged;现在分词: enlarging;形容词: enlarged;

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。

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。

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。

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

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