英 [ɪkˈspænʃ(ə)n] 美 [ɪkˈspænʃ(ə)n]
n. 扩大，扩张；扩充，展开；扩张物；膨胀
复数expansions
expansion /ɪkˈspænʃən/ CET4 TEM4
有变体名词 Expansion is the process of becoming greater in size, number, or amount. 扩张; 发展
...the rapid expansion of private health insurance.
…私人健康保险的快速发展。
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
同义词： enlargement
a discussion that provides additional information
同义词： enlargement / elaboration
adding information or detail
同义词： expanding upon
在呼叫中心的重组或业务转型中，缩编（downsizing）与扩张（expansion）是最典型的两种现象。相对扩张，缩编给呼叫中心带来的影响更大。
在这些阶段之后，还有三个状态发生：出现（appearance）、扩大（expansion）舆达成（attainment）。在这些遭遇中，所有我们日常生活中所热衷的烦恼消失了。
expanded 扩充的；展开的
expansive 广阔的；扩张的；豪爽的
expandable 可膨胀的；可张开的
expansionist 扩张主义的
expansible 能扩张的；会膨胀的
expansile 可扩张的；扩大的；膨胀性的
expansively 辽阔地；可扩张地
expanse 宽阔；广阔的区域；苍天；膨胀扩张
expansionist 领土扩张论者；扩张主义者
expansiveness 豪爽；广阔；可膨胀性
expansionism 扩张主义；扩张政策；膨胀主义
expansivity 扩大性；膨胀系数；可膨胀性
expand 发展；张开，展开
膨胀；阐述；扩张物
The company intends a slow-down in expansion.
公司准备放慢扩展速度。
Poor trading figures put back our plans for expansion.
贸易额不佳延缓了我们的扩张计划。
The company is forging ahead with its plans for expansion.
公司的拓展计划正顺利进行。
So the United Nations Economic and Social Council is supporting the expansion of telecommunications technology for health care workers.
VOA : special.2009.06.17
PROFESSOR BAWENDI: The only But it's hard to imagine an irreversible compression the way we can just imagine an irreversible expansion.
,但是我们很难,像描述不可逆膨胀一样,来描述不可逆压缩。
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Adiabatic meaning there's no heat involved, and we're going to see how that differs from the isothermal expansion and compression.
绝热意味着没有热量的传递，我们将看到它,与等温过程的区别。
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The three-and-a-half percent growth was the first expansion in more than a year, and the strongest in two years.
VOA : special.2009.10.30
Also,it did not create ways to protect China and the islands in the South Pacific Ocean from Japanese expansion.
VOA : special.2010.12.16
Most models of inflation suggest the expansion would have been accompanied by ripples of gravitational energy.
When the expansion is done, 2 million passengers are expected to use the metro daily.
For Exxon, the merger spells expansion at relatively low prices the old John D.