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单词 expansion
释义
expansion
noun[CorU]
uk
/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/us
/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/
B2
theincreaseof something insize,number, orimportance:
（尺寸、数量或重要性的）扩大，增加，扩展
therapidexpansionofthesoftwareindustry软件业的迅速发展
Expansionintonewareasofresearchispossible.拓展新的研究领域是可能的。
an expansion ofindustry工业的发展
More examples
  • We need adynamicexpansion oftradewith othercountries.
  • ThepresidentsaidNATOexpansion willfinallyerasetheboundarylineinEuropeartificiallycreatedby the Cold War.
  • Lack ofspaceis themainrestrainton the firm'splansfor expansion.
  • Anyfurtherindustrialexpansion in theareawillfacefierceoppositionfromenvironmentalists.
  • Given thenecessaryinvestment, thisregionisperfectforeconomicexpansion.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming bigger
  • accrete
  • accrue
  • anti-growth
  • bell
  • billow
  • bump
  • elongate
  • engorged
  • enlarge
  • enlargement
  • extend
  • extension
  • oak
  • putsomethingon
  • regenerate
  • scalability
  • scalable
  • scaleable
  • shoot
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(Definition ofexpansionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

expansion| Business English

expansion
noun[CorU]
ECONOMICS,COMMERCE
uk
/ɪkˈspænʃən/us
anincreasein thesize,number, orimportanceof something:
a rapid/major/massive expansiontherapidexpansion of thesoftwareindustry
the planned/possible expansion of sthThedocumentoutlinestheplannedexpansion of theprogrammeacrossthe UK.
airport/business/marketexpansion
expansion into sthExpansion into newareasofresearchispossible.
anexpansionplan/programme/project
support/allow/encourageexpansion
fund/financeexpansion

See also

domestic credit expansion
vertical expansion
(Definition ofexpansionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexpansion

expansion
From the qualitative interviews, however, some interesting expansions of the definitions of ' relative ' have emerged.
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This represents theexpansionphase of the infection.
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Among the reply-types considered are expansions, repeats, recasts, and requests for clarification.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The mechanical stresses occur as a result of thermalexpansionof the metal at the metal-glass boundary.
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Rather, a labour shortage was holding back furtherexpansionof the rubber, palm oil and timber export industries.
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As such it is, among other things, an expression of the kingdom'sexpansionand of genealogical distance or proximity to the current ruler.
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It is most unlikely that there will be any future majorexpansionin grass drying.
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Intelligent life in cosmologyexpansionof the universe itself to slow down the rocket.
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Running vertically down the centre of each door is anexpansionslot between the two sides of the panel, producing a clear vertical stripe.
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The decline of fertility during the war contributed to the furtherexpansionof the percentage of employed persons.
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In what follows we seek more precise information on the edgeexpansionof random lifts.
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We use a more precise version of theexpansion(3.10c).
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The homoclinic points, foliations, and so on, all have a precise meaning in thisexpansion.
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To quantify theexpansionproperty of this graph precisely, we need the following concept.
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We have described difficulties associated with semantic queryexpansion.
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Collocationswithexpansion

expansion

These are words often used in combination withexpansion.

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aggressive expansion
Itsaggressiveexpansionin neighbouring countries is doing nothing to further this aim.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
ambitious expansion
I should also like to mention the museum'sambitiousexpansionplans.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
campus expansion
It is currently undergoingcampusexpansionand upgrading of facilities.
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