expanding

英 [ɪkˈspændɪŋ]

美 [ɪkˈspændɪŋ]

v.  扩大，增加，增强(尺码、数量或重要性); 扩展，发展(业务); 细谈; 详述; 详细阐明
expand的现在分词

现在分词：expanding　

TOEFL机械

BNC.6955 / COCA.6406

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 扩充;扩大;增加
  If somethingexpandsoris expanded, it becomes larger.
  1. Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected...
     工程师注意到管道并没有如预期那样膨胀。
  2. The money supply expanded by 14.6 per cent in the year to September...
     截至9月，当年的货币供应增加了14.6％。
  3. We have to expand the size of the image.
     我们不得不放大图像的尺寸。
  4. ...a rapidly expanding universe.
     迅速扩张的宇宙
  5. ...strips of expanded polystyrene.
     聚苯乙烯泡沫条
• V-ERG 扩大；发展；扩展
  If something such as a business, organization, or serviceexpands, or if youexpandit, it becomes bigger and includes more people, goods, or activities.
  1. The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century...
     到19世纪中期，大众制陶业得到了发展。
  2. The interest rate's coming down. I'll be able to expand or stay in business...
     利率正在降低，我可以扩大公司或者维持经营。
  3. I owned a bookshop and desired to expand the business...
     我拥有一家书店，想要扩大业务。
  4. Health officials are proposing to expand their services by organising counselling.
     卫生官员计划通过组织咨询来扩展他们的服务。

双语例句

• Can the human race carry on expanding and growing the same way that it is now?
  人类能继续像目前这样扩张和增长下去吗？
• Expanding employment, increasing income, and fostering and enhancing the residents'consumption capacity.
  扩大就业、增加收入，培育和提高居民消费能力。
• Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected
  工程师注意到管道并没有如预期那样膨胀。
• The economy is expanding, notching up high growth rates.
  经济在发展，实现了高增长率。
• We have grown by expanding our bankers population.
  通过扩充银行家的人数，我们实现了扩张。
• And this market is expanding.
  目前，这一市场上的业务正在扩张。
• The growth has come by expanding the definition of a smartphone and cutting prices, analysts said.
  分析师认为，这一增长是通过扩大智能手机定义和降低价格得来的。
• This is a fundamental measure for raising the national economy, expanding domestic demand and enhancing international competitiveness.
  这是提高国民经济的整体素质，扩大国内需求，增强国际竞争力的根本性措施。
• Brazil is expanding agricultural production, reinforcing the country's position as the world's second-largest food exporter.
  巴西正扩大粮食生产，此举增强了我国作为世界第二大粮食出口国的地位。
• In the meantime, China is expanding broadcasting and program-making cooperation with African countries.
  与此同时，在广播和节目制作方面，中国也展开与非洲国家的合作。