expansive

英 [ɪkˈspænsɪv]

美 [ɪkˈspænsɪv]

adj.  广阔的; 辽阔的; 浩瀚的; 广泛的; 全面的; 友善健谈的; 开朗的

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Collins.1 / BNC.13993 / COCA.9197

牛津词典

adj.

• 广阔的；辽阔的；浩瀚的
  covering a large amount of space
  1. She opened her arms wide in an expansive gesture of welcome.
     她展开双臂以示欢迎。
  2. landscape with expansive skies
     以辽阔蓝天为背景的风景画
• 广泛的；全面的
  covering a large subject area, rather than trying to be exact and use few words
  1. We need to look at a more expansive definition of the term.
     我们需要考虑这个词所包含的更广泛意义。
  2. The piece is written in his usual expansive style.
     这篇文章是以他惯常的洋洋洒洒的风格写成的。
• 友善健谈的；开朗的
  friendly and willing to talk a lot
  1. She was clearly relaxed and in an expansive mood.
     她显然悠闲自在，心情豁朗。
• 刺激经济扩展的
  encouraging economic expansion
  1. In the expansive 1990s bright graduates could advance rapidly.
     在经济发展快速的20世纪90年代，有才华的大学毕业生可以发展很快。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 广袤的;辽阔的;全面的
  If something isexpansive, it covers or includes a large area or many things.
  1. ...an expansive grassy play area...
     广阔的游乐草地
  2. They have played an expansive style of rugby.
     他们采用向外展开打法打了一场橄榄球。
• ADJ-GRADED 豪爽的;开朗的;健谈的
  If you areexpansive, you talk a lot, or are friendly or generous, because you are feeling happy and relaxed.
  1. He was becoming more expansive as he relaxed...
     他放松的时候变得更加开朗。
  2. The premier was in expansive mood.
     总理心情开朗。
• ADJ-GRADED 扩张的;发展的
  If you describe something such as a period of time or an economy asexpansive, you mean that it is associated with growth or expansion.
  1. An active and expansive market economy is a necessary condition for progress.
     积极扩张的市场经济是发展的必要条件。

英英释义

adj

• friendly and open and willing to talk
  1. wine made the guest expansive
  Synonym:talkative
• marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur
• able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
  1. Expansive materials
  2. the expansive force of fire
• of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
  1. an expansive lifestyle
  2. in the grand manner
  3. collecting on a grand scale
  4. heroic undertakings
  Synonym:grandheroic

双语例句

• Effect of swelling deformation on stability of expansive soil slope
  膨胀变形对膨胀土边坡稳定性的影响
• This expansive view of linking is called "the Web of data" and forms the basis of LOD.
  这种扩展的链接观点称为数据网络，构成了LOD的基础。
• You can even consider using Drupal as a base for expansive new development.
  您甚至可以考虑将Drupal作为可扩展的新开发的基础。
• Fresh Water provides an expansive subject for the third programme in the BBC's fascinating new natural history series.
  在BBC引人入胜的新自然历史系列节目中，作为主题的淡水为其第三集提供了广阔的素材。
• After a few drinks, he became very expansive.
  喝了几杯酒之后，他的话就滔滔不绝了。
• My personal experience about the locker, I have a big and expansive lock.
  我的个人经验对更衣室，我有一个广阔的大锁。
• This effect should be considered in the stability analysis of expansive soil slope.
  因此，在膨胀土边坡的稳定分析中，需要考虑这种因素的影响。
• Expansive soil, one of the special clay soils, had caused many problems to foundations and slopes.
  膨胀土作为一种特殊的黏性土引发了许多地基与边坡方面的问题。
• They have played an expansive style of rugby.
  他们采用向外展开打法打了一场橄榄球。
• An active and expansive market economy is a necessary condition for progress.
  积极扩张的市场经济是发展的必要条件。