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expanse

/ɛkˈspæns/

Meanings
noun

广阔，宽阔。

A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.

Examples :

"The hot air balloon drifted slowly across the vast expanse of the desert. "
热气球缓慢地漂浮在广阔的沙漠上。
geography nature space area place

Related Words

Illustration usually

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

通常，一般。

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

除了每年一两天之外，他通常都走路去上班。

Illustration drifted

drifted verb

/ˈdɹɪftɪd/

漂流，飘荡

"The balloon was drifting in the breeze."

气球在微风中缓缓飘荡。

Illustration gazed

gazed verb

/ɡeɪzd/

凝视，注视。

"In fact, for Antonioni this gazing is probably the most fundamental of all cognitive activities ... (from Thinking in the Absence of Image)"

事实上，对安东尼奥尼来说，这种凝视可能是一切认知活动中最根本的活动。

Illustration desert

desert noun

/dɪˈzɜːt/ /dəˈzɝt/ /ˈdɛzət/ /ˈdɛzɚt/

报应，应得的。

"His poor grades were a desert of his lack of effort. "

他糟糕的成绩是他不努力应得的报应。

Illustration across

across noun

/əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/

横向填字，横向词。

"I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."

我把所有横向的词都填出来了，结果卡在了3个纵向词上。

Illustration farmer

farmer noun

/fɑːmə/ /fɑɹmɚ/

农民, 农夫

"The farmer planted corn in his fields every spring. "

每年春天，这位农民都会在他的田地里种玉米。

Illustration balloon

balloon noun

/bəˈluːn/ /bəˈlun/

气球， повітряна куля

"The children held their colorful balloons high as they walked home from school. "

孩子们放学回家，高高地举着他们五颜六色的气球。

Illustration cornfield

cornfield noun

/ˈkɔːnfiːld/ /ˈkɔɹnˌfild/

玉米地，庄稼地

"The farmer planted seeds in the cornfield last spring. "

去年春天，农夫在这片庄稼地里播种了。

Illustration slowly

slowly adverb

/ˈsləʊli/ /ˈsloʊli/

慢慢地，缓慢地。

"The snail crawled slowly across the sidewalk. "

蜗牛慢慢地爬过人行道。

Illustration amount

amount noun

/əˈmaʊnt/

总量，总数.

"The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis."

大气污染的总量威胁着一场健康危机。

Illustration stretch

stretch noun

/stɹɛtʃ/

伸展，舒展.

"I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang."

我正在伸展身体的时候，电话响了。

Illustration spread

spread noun

/spɹɛd/

扩散，传播

"The spread of the flu was rapid in the school this week. "

这周流感在学校里迅速蔓延。