enlarge
英 [?n'lɑ?d?; en-]
美[?n'lɑrd?]
- vi. 扩大；放大；详述
- vt. 扩大；使增大；扩展
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词态变化
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。
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- 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》