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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   expansion

   • IPA[ikˈspanSH(ə)n]

   美式

   • n.
     the action of becoming larger or more extensive；extension of a state's territory by encroaching on that of other nations, pursued as a political strategy

   • noun: expansion, plural noun: expansions

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the action of becoming larger or more extensive the rapid expansion of suburban Washington a small expansion of industry 同義詞 growth, increase in size, enlargement, extension, augmentation, ... 更多development, evolution, diversification, buildup, buildout, scaling up, aggrandizement, spread, proliferation, mushrooming, multiplication, rareevolvement反義詞 reduction in size
   • ▪ extension of a state's territory by encroaching on that of other nations, pursued as a political strategy German expansion in the 1930s
   • ▪ a thing formed by the enlargement, broadening, or development of something the book is an expansion of a lecture given last year 同義詞 elaboration, enlargement, amplification, development, embellishment反義詞 summary, abridgment
   • ▪ the increase in the volume of fuel on combustion in the cylinder of an engine, or the piston stroke in which this occurs.