expand

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T/V-I If something expands or is expanded, it becomes larger. 擴(kuò)大; 膨脹
Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected. 工程師們注意到琯子竝未像預(yù)期的那樣膨脹。
We have to expand the size of the image. 我們不得不擴(kuò)大圖像的尺寸。
2. V-T/V-I If something such as a business, organization, or service expands, or if you expand it, it becomes bigger and includes more people, goods, or activities. 使…發(fā)展; 發(fā)展[商業(yè)]
The popular ceramics industry expanded toward the middle of the 19th century. 大衆(zhòng)陶瓷業(yè)在19世紀(jì)中葉得到了發(fā)展。

I don't think we should expand our business in the current economic climate .
In their second album , the band tried to expand their stylistic range .
The college is not able to expand because of restrictive planning laws .
Their economy has expanded enormously , while ours, by contrast , has declined .
In their efforts to reduce crime the government expanded the police force .