adj. 扩大的，扩展的
v. 扩大；扩展（业务）；详述；（宇宙）膨胀；变得开朗（expand 的现在分词形式）
expanding agent膨胀剂；发泡剂
expanding universe膨胀宇宙；扩展宇宙
1.Western Farmers borrowed with the confident expectation that the expanding economy would keep farm prices high, thus making it easy to repay loans when they fell due.
西方农民满怀信心地借了钱，他们期待经济扩张会使农产品价格保持在高位，因此在贷款到期时很容易偿还。
2.The recession knocked on the head any idea of expanding the company.
经济衰退使扩展公司的任何想法都化为泡影。
3.Merely expanding the orchestra's repertoire will not be enough.
仅仅扩大乐团的演奏曲目是不够的。
4.Some have vanished from the face of the earth, others are dying slowly, but all have undergone changes as they have come into contact with an expanding machine civilization.
一些已经从地球表面消失了，其他的正在慢慢地死亡，但所有的都经历了变化，因为它们已经接触到一个不断扩张的机器文明。
5.Student numbers are expanding rapidly.
学生人数在迅速增加。
6.The business council is aimed at balancing bilateral trade by expanding trade volume.
商务委员会旨在通过扩大贸易规模来平衡双边贸易。