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 expanded
 擴充的

 expanded
 擴充 擴展

 Ex·pand v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Expanding.]
 1. To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.
    Then with expanded wings he steers his flight.   --Milton.
 2. To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence.
 3. Math. To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See Expansion, 5.

 expanded
      adj : increased in extent or size or bulk or scope [ant: contracted]