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dilate

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vi.扩大,详述,膨胀 vt.使扩大,使膨胀

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dilate为短语/超纲词汇

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动词过去式:dilated 过去分词:dilated 现在分词:dilating 第三人称单数:dilates 副词:dilatably 形容词:dilatable 名词:dilatability

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late=to bring(带来),to bear(搬运)

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broaden  enlarge  expand  increase  magnify  widen    

dilate


/daɪ'leɪt; daɪ`let/
v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become wider, larger or further open (使某物)扩大, 膨胀, 张大
*The pupils of your eyes dilate when you enter a dark room. 进入黑暗的房间时, 瞳孔就扩大.
* The horse dilated its nostrils. 那匹马张大了鼻孔.
2 (phr v) dilate on sth (fml 文) speak or write about sth for a long time 详述某事; 铺叙某事
*a chapter in which she dilates on the benefits of vegetarianism 她详述素食好处的一章.

dilate


v [I and T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin: dilater, from Latin latus 'wide']
if a hollow part of your body dilates or if something dilates it, it becomes wider
contract
 dilated pupils
>dilation [daɪ'leɪʃən/