dilate 音标拼音: [dɑɪl'et]
vi . 扩大,详述,膨胀
vt . 使膨胀
扩大,详述,膨胀使膨胀
dilate v 1 :
become wider ; "
His pupils were dilated " [
synonym : {
dilate },
{
distend }]
2 :
add details ,
as to an account or idea ;
clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way ,
usually in writing ; "
She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation " [
synonym :
{
elaborate }, {
lucubrate }, {
expatiate }, {
exposit }, {
enlarge },
{
flesh out }, {
expand }, {
expound }, {
dilate }] [
ant :
{
abbreviate }, {
abridge }, {
contract }, {
cut }, {
foreshorten },
{
reduce }, {
shorten }]
Dilate \
Di *
late "\ (?;
277 ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Dilated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Dilating }.] [
L .
dilatare ;
either fr .
di - =
dis -
latus wide ,
not the same word as latus ,
used as p .
p .
of ferre to bear (
see {
Latitude });
or fr .
dilatus ,
used as p .
p .
of differre to separate (
see {
Delay }, {
Tolerate }, {
Differ },
and cf . {
Dilatory }):
cf .
F .
dilater .]
1 .
To expand ;
to distend ;
to enlarge or extend in all directions ;
to swell ; --
opposed to {
contract };
as ,
the air dilates the lungs ;
air is dilated by increase of heat .
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2 .
To enlarge upon ;
to relate at large ;
to tell copiously or diffusely . [
R .]
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Do me the favor to dilate at full What hath befallen of them and thee till now .
--
Shak .
Syn :
To expand ;
swell ;
distend ;
enlarge ;
spread out ;
amplify ;
expatiate .
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Dilate \
Di *
late "\,
v .
i .
1 .
To grow wide ;
to expand ;
to swell or extend in all directions .
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His heart dilates and glories in his strength .
--
Addison .
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2 .
To speak largely and copiously ;
to dwell in narration ;
to enlarge ; --
with on or upon .
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But still on their ancient joys dilate . --
Crabbe .
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Dilate \
Di *
late "\,
a .
Extensive ;
expanded . [
Obs .] --
B .
Jonson .
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79 Moby Thesaurus words for "
dilate ":
add to ,
aggrandize ,
amplify ,
augment ,
bag ,
balloon ,
belly ,
belly out ,
bilge ,
billow ,
bloat ,
blow up ,
bouge ,
broaden ,
bug ,
build ,
build up ,
bulge ,
bulk ,
bulk out ,
crescendo ,
descant ,
describe ,
detail ,
develop ,
discuss ,
dissert ,
dissertate ,
distend ,
elaborate ,
enlarge ,
enlarge upon ,
evolve ,
expand ,
expatiate ,
explicate ,
extend ,
fill out ,
goggle ,
greaten ,
hike ,
hike up ,
huff ,
increase ,
inflate ,
lengthen ,
magnify ,
narrate ,
particularize ,
pooch ,
pop ,
pouch ,
pout ,
prolong ,
protract ,
puff ,
puff up ,
pump ,
pump up ,
raise ,
rarefy ,
recite ,
recount ,
rehearse ,
rehearse in extenso ,
relate ,
relate at large ,
round out ,
sermonize ,
snowball ,
stretch ,
sufflate ,
swell ,
swell out ,
tumefy ,
unfold ,
up ,
widen ,
work out
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