expansion

名词 expansion:

1. the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
   同义词：enlargement
2. a discussion that provides additional information
   同义词：enlargement, elaboration
3. adding information or detail
   同义词：expanding upon

1. His economic policies paved the way for industrial expansion.
   他的经济政策为工业的扩展铺平了道路。
2. The expansion of the factory will mean the employment of sixty extra workers.
   工厂的扩展意味著将增雇六十名工人。
3. The time has come for the firm to consolidate after several years of rapid expansion.
   公司经过几年的迅速发展之後，该整顿一下了。
4. The circumstances were not propitious for further expansion of the company.
   这些情况不利于公司的进一步发展。
5. The thermostat is based on the fact that different metals have different coefficients of expansion.
   恒温器是以不同的金属有不同的膨胀系数这一事实为根据的。
6. A congenital condition characterized by the incomplete expansion of the lungs at birth.
   肺膨胀不全一种先天性疾病，特征为出生时肺部不完全膨胀
7. This book is an expansion of the play he wrote before.
   这本书是他以前写的剧本的扩充。
8. Metals undergo expansion when heated.
   金属加热时会膨胀。

ex.pan.sion

n.（名词）

The act or process of expanding:
扩张： 扩张的行为或过程：
例句：
the new nation`s expansion westward.
新国家的西部扩张

The state of being expanded.
被扩大的状态

An expanded part:
延伸部分：
例句：
an expansion of a river.
河流的延伸部分

A product of expanding:
扩充物：由扩展行为造成的东西：
例句：
a book that is an expansion of the author`s Ph.D. thesis.
这部书是作者哲学博士论文主题的延伸

The extent or amount by which something has expanded.
扩展部分：某物延展的长度或数量
Increase in the dimensions of a body.
身体体积的增加
Mathematics
【数学】
A quantity written in an extended form, as a sum of terms or a continued product.
展开式：以展开形式写出的量，象数字的总和或连续的乘积
The process of obtaining this form.
展开：得到展开式的过程
An expanse.
广阔
A period of increased economic or business activity.
经济或商业行为的扩展时期