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

• Expanding services to improve prevention and treatment.
  拓展改进疾病预防和治疗的服务。
• Like other developing countries with expanding economies, as China grows, its demand for energy is also growing.
  像其他经济扩张的发展中国家一样，随着中国的增长，它对能源的需求也在增长。
• Another is expanding social opportunities for the elderly.
  另一个原因是社会上老人的机会增加了。
• Strengthening regional economic integration and expanding trade by advancing "next-generation" trade and investment issues;
  通过推进“下一代”贸易与投资问题，加强地区经济一体化和扩大贸易；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Our automobile industry is expanding.
  我们的汽车工业在发展。
• 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。
• Expanding cooperation in investment and financing to support sustainable development in Africa.
  扩大投资和融资领域合作，为非洲可持续发展提供助力。