首页英语词典dilatedilate英英释意

dilate

英 [daɪ'leɪt; dɪ-] 美[daɪˈlet]
  • vi. 扩大;膨胀;详述
  • vt. 使扩大;使膨胀

英英释意


1. become wider;
"His pupils were dilated"
2. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing;
"She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"