expanse

[US]/ɪk'spæns/
[UK]/ɪk'spæns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 广阔的区域;宽阔;苍天;膨胀扩张
Word Forms
复数expanses

Phrases & Collocations

vast expanse

广阔无垠

limitless expanse

无限辽阔

open expanse

开阔空旷

Example Sentences

the green expanse of the forest.

绿色的林海。

a vast expanse of desert

一望无际的沙漠

a broad expanse of paddy fields.

一片辽阔的稻田。

Ahead lay a vast expanse of wheat.

前面是一大片小麦。

The snowstorm swept the vast expanse of grassland.

暴风雪袭击了辽阔的草原。

the stone circle was environed by an expanse of peat soil.

石铺的圆形广场四周是一大片泥炭地。

the moth has a wing expanse of 20 to 24 mm.

那只飞蛾的翅膀伸展时可达20至24毫米。

A vast expanse of rice fields was laid out before us.

大片稻田展现在我们面前。

The moon's flame brightened the vast expanse of grassland.

月光照亮了广阔的草原。

A vast expanse of golden crops lay before us.

我们眼前展现出一大片金黄色的庄稼。

We have a vast expanse of cultivated land.

我们有大片的耕地。

She overlooked the vast expanse from the tower.

她从塔上俯视茫茫大地。

We gazed out over the limitless expanse of the desert.

我们凝望着那一片漫无边际的沙漠。

Methods: 12 patients were treated with bonded RME appliance to expanse the maxillary arches and with vertical pull chincap to augment anchorage.

方法:通过对 12 例患者在扩弓及内收切牙时应用牙弓夹板式扩弓矫治器及高位牵引的头帽颏兜加强支抗。

Real-world Examples

It was gorgeous, it was expansive.

场景十分壮阔、华丽。

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

The water surface was a vast expanse of gold.

别了,我爱的中国,我全心爱着的中国!

Source: Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1

Antarctica is known for its great expanses of white-and not just snow.

南极洲以其广袤的白色而闻名,这种白色不仅仅是雪。

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American February 2020 Collection

Your mind just slows down, and you see a tremendous expanse in the moment.

你的心灵逐渐平静下来,你的视界会极大地延伸。

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

So that all this stained glass were meant to be immense expanses of jewel-like radiance.

所以这些彩色玻璃是为了放大并且扩展这宝石般的光辉。

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

She also pointed to expansions in the United States, Britain and Saudi Arabia.

她还提到了美国、英国和沙特阿拉伯扩大使用化石燃料的计划。

Source: This month VOA Special English

He was passing over vast expanses of black mud now, which swirled murkily as he disturbed the water.

现在水底是大片大片的黑色淤泥,湖水因为他的搅动泛起了黑乎乎的水涡。

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Because they are so large, elephants need vast expanses of land to live and find food in.

因为它们太大了,所以需要广阔的地域来生活、寻找食物。

Source: Children's Learning Classroom

At certain turns in the trail we were going along, the lake appeared in its full expanse.

在我们沿着走的小径某处转弯的所在,这湖的整个面貌都现出来了。

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

6 And God said, " Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

6 神说、诸水之间要有空气、将水分为上下。

Source: Bible (original version)

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