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expand | BrE ɪkˈspand,ɛkˈspand, AmE ɪkˈspænd | A. transitive verb ① (increase, develop, enlarge) 扩大 kuòdà ‹trade, production›; 扩展 kuòzhǎn ‹business, operations›; 拓展 tuòzhǎn ‹horizons, knowledge›; 详细阐述 xiángxì chǎnshù ‹ideas›; 扩写 kuòxiě ‹story›; 扩张 kuòzhāng ‹lungs, chest, empire›; 拉开 lākāi ‹muscle›▸ to expand sth into sth; 将某物发展成某物 ▸ the article was expanded into a book 这篇文章被扩充成了一本书 ② Mathematics 展开 zhǎnkāi ‹fraction, expression›B. intransitive verb ① (increase) 增加 zēngjiā ▸ heat makes it expand 它受热膨胀 ② (grow, develop) «trade, possibilities» 扩大 kuòdà ; «knowledge» 拓展 tuòzhǎn ; «industry, technology, relations» 发展 fāzhǎn ; «population» 增长 zēngzhǎng ▸ the company is expanding into overseas markets 公司正在向海外市场拓展 ▸ to expand on or upon sth (give fuller account of) 详细阐述 xiángxì chǎnshù ‹topic, theme, point›③ (relax) «person» 放松 fàngsōng |