expand

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I If something expands or is expanded, it becomes larger. 扩大; 膨胀
Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected. 工程师们注意到管子并未像预期的那样膨胀。
We have to expand the size of the image. 我们不得不扩大图像的尺寸。
2. V-T/V-I If something such as a business, organization, or service expands, or if you expand it, it becomes bigger and includes more people, goods, or activities. 使…发展; 发展[商业]
The popular ceramics industry expanded toward the middle of the 19th century. 大众陶瓷业在19世纪中叶得到了发展。

I don't think we should expand our business in the current economic climate .
In their second album , the band tried to expand their stylistic range .
The college is not able to expand because of restrictive planning laws .
Their economy has expanded enormously , while ours, by contrast , has declined .
In their efforts to reduce crime the government expanded the police force .