dilate

英 [daɪ'leɪt; dɪ-] 美 [daɪˈlet]
  • vi. 扩大;膨胀;详述
  • vt. 使扩大;使膨胀

助记提示


1. longitude <===> latitude.
2. latitude => lat- "wide".
3. dis- "apart" + lat- "wide" => dilate.
4. latum, latus (pp. of irregular verb ferre) => lat- "carry, bear".

双语例句


1. At night, the pupils dilate to allow in more light.
到了晚上,瞳孔就会扩大以接收更多光线。

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2. If there were time, I could dilate upon this subject.
假如有时间, 我可对此题目加以详述.

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3. The Doctor's learnedness would be a subject to dilate on.
而这位博学的学识是一个应该详加论述的话题.

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4. 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.

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5. If I had time, I could dilate on this topic.
如果我有时间, 我就可以详谈这个话题.

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