enlarge
英 [?n'lɑ?d?; en-]
美[?n'lɑrd?]
- vi. 擴大；放大；詳述
- vt. 擴大；使增大；擴展
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?enlarges;過去式:?enlarged;過去分詞:?enlarged;現(xiàn)在分詞:?enlarging;形容詞:?enlarged;
中文詞源
enlarge 擴大
en-, 進入，使。large，大。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Workmen were hired to remodel and enlarge the farm buildings.
- 雇用了工人來改造和擴建農(nóng)場建筑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Different states or groups can combine to enlarge their markets.
- 不同的州或企業(yè)集團可以聯(lián)合起來以擴大市場。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I wish to enlarge upon a statement made by Gary Docking.
- 我想就加里·多金的話再展開說一下。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The glands in the neck may enlarge.
- 頸部腺體可能增大。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. There are plans to enlarge the recreation area.
- 已經(jīng)有了擴大娛樂場地的計劃。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》