expansion
expansion 英 [ɪkˈspænʃn] 美 [ɪkˈspænʃən]
n. 膨胀；扩大
名词复数:expansions
- Expansion is what happens when something becomes bigger or more extensive. If you enjoy good pastry, you will be excited by the expansion of the bakery, but be careful or you will also see the expansion of your waistline.
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- n. 膨胀；扩大
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1. a period of rapid economic expansion
经济迅猛发展期
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2. Despite the recession the company is confident of further expansion.
尽管经济衰退，公司对进一步扩展仍充满信心。
- expansion (n.) 1610s, "anything spread out;" 1640s, "act of expanding," from French expansion, from Late Latin expansionem (nominative expansio) "a spreading out," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin expandere "to spread out, unfold, expand," from ex "out" (see ex-) + pandere "to spread, stretch" (from nasalized form of PIE root *pete- "to spread").
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