enlarge
verb /ɪnˈlɑːdʒ/
/ɪnˈlɑːrdʒ/
动词形式
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they enlarge | /ɪnˈlɑːdʒ/ /ɪnˈlɑːrdʒ/ |
| he / she / it enlarges | /ɪnˈlɑːdʒɪz/ /ɪnˈlɑːrdʒɪz/ |
| past simple enlarged | /ɪnˈlɑːdʒd/ /ɪnˈlɑːrdʒd/ |
| past participle enlarged | /ɪnˈlɑːdʒd/ /ɪnˈlɑːrdʒd/ |
| -ing form enlarging | /ɪnˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/ /ɪnˈlɑːrdʒɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] enlarge (something) to make something bigger; to become bigger
扩大；扩充；扩展；增大 - There are plans to enlarge the recreation area.
已经有了扩大娱乐场地的计划。 - Reading will enlarge your vocabulary.
阅读能扩大词汇量。
- The castle was enlarged considerably in the fifteenth century.
这个城堡在15 世纪得到了相当大的扩展。 - The gallery is seeking to enlarge its holdings of Danish art.
这家美术馆正想办法增加丹麦艺术作品的馆藏量。 - Symptoms may include a sore throat and enlarged glands.
症状可能包括喉咙痛和腺体肿大。 - The little blisters enlarge and eventually burst to form ulcers.
这些小水疱变大最终破裂形成溃疡。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- greatly
- …
- seek to
- to
- There are plans to enlarge the recreation area.
- [transitive, usually passive] to make a bigger copy of a photograph or document
放大（照片或文件） - have something enlarged We're going to have this picture enlarged.
我们准备将这张照片放大。 - be enlarged The images were enlarged to the size of a wall of a room.
这些图像被放大到跟房间内一面墙一样大。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- greatly
- …
- seek to
- to
- have something enlarged We're going to have this picture enlarged.
词源Middle English (formerly also as inlarge): from Old French enlarger, from en- (expressing a change of state) + large ‘large’.