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dilatedilateD.J.:[daiˈleit]K.K.:[daɪˈlet, ˈdaɪˌlet]vt. & vi.1.■(使某物)扩大, 膨胀, 张大Her eyes dilated with terror.她吓得瞪大了眼睛。The cat dilated its eyes.猫瞪大了双眼。

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dilate[dai'leit; di-]vt.1.■扩大，扩展，伸张：The medicine dilated the blood vessels.药物扩张了血管。Gas dilates the balloon.气体使气球膨胀。2.■[古语]详述，细说：to dilate a subject详细论述一题目vi.1.■膨胀；扩张，扩大：The cat's eyes dilated in the darkness.在黑暗中猫眼睁大了。The balloon will dilate with air.气球充气将会膨胀。2.■(说话、写作)详述，细说，铺叙(与on，upon连用)：If there were time,I could dilate upon this subject.假如有时间我可详细论述一下这个问题。近义词expand变形vt.dilateddilating

dilatedilate[daiˈleit]vt.1.■使膨胀with dilated eyes瞪着眼睛Gas dilates the balloon.气体使汽球膨胀。

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词性变化dilate[daiˈleit]vi.1.■扩张, 膨胀2.■详述(upon) dilate on [upon]详述(某一题目)

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继承用法dilated[daɪˈleɪtɪd,dɪ-]adj.1.■扩张的; 膨胀的

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