| 词汇 | expand on |
| 释义 | Phr V expand on expands, expanding, expanded expand on/upon sth to give more details about something that you have said or writtenHe mentioned one or two ideas that he'd had but he didn't expand on them. ! Expand upon is more formal than expand on and is mostly used in writing. expand on/upon sth to give more details or information about something that you have already said or written: I'd like to expand on that point in a minute. Hutton expands on this theme in the next chapter of his book.■ SIMILAR TO: enlarge on/upon expand (up)on (something)To discuss a topic in more detail. This is such an important point that I'd like you to expand upon it when you revise your paper. expand (up)on somethingand enlarge (up)on somethingFig. to add detail to a report about something; to say more about something. Would you please expand upon that last remark? Would you care to enlarge upon your remarks? |
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