dilate

[dai'leit]

v.使扩大, 扩大, 膨胀, 详述

例句与用法:

If there are time, I can dilate on the subject.

要是有时间,我可以详细谈谈这个问题的。

The horse dilated its nostrils.

那匹马张大它的鼻孔。

The cat dilated its eyes in the darkness.

猫在黑暗中睁大眼睛。

词形变化:

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

详细释义:

vt.

扩大; 使膨胀

The cat dilated its eyes.

猫瞪大眼睛。

vi.

1. 扩大; 膨胀

2. 详述; 细说[(+on/upon)]

If there were time, I could dilate on the subject.

要是有时间, 我可以详细谈谈这个问题的。


短语词组:

dilate on/upon

1. 详述

If there were time, I could dilate on this point.

要是有时间, 我可对此加以详述。