dilate

英 [daɪˈleɪt]

美 [daɪˈleɪt]

v.  扩大; (使)膨胀，扩张

过去式：dilated　过去分词：dilated　现在分词：dilating　第三人称单数：dilates　复数：dilates　

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牛津词典

verb

• 扩大；（使）膨胀，扩张
  to become or to make sth larger, wider or more open
  1. Her eyes dilated with fear.
     她吓得瞪大了眼睛。
  2. dilated pupils/nostrils
     扩大了的瞳孔；张大了的鼻孔
  3. Red wine can help to dilate blood vessels.
     红葡萄酒有助于扩张血管。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)(血管)扩张;(使)(瞳孔)放大
  When things such as blood vessels or the pupils of your eyesdilateor when somethingdilatesthem, they become wider or bigger.
  1. At night, the pupils dilate to allow in more light...
     到了晚上，瞳孔就会扩大以接收更多光线。
  2. Exercise dilates blood vessels on the surface of the brain.
     运动会使大脑表层的血管扩张。

英英释义

verb

• become wider
  1. His pupils were dilated
  Synonym:distend
• add details, as to an account or idea
  1. She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
  Synonym:elaboratelucubrateexpatiateexpositenlargeflesh outexpandexpound

双语例句

• Dr McMahon also established that stored blood does indeed lose its ability to dilate blood vessels.
  他还确定储存过的血确实失去了扩张血管的能力。
• Due to the long term shunting of blood and an increase in volume load, the right atrium, right ventricle& pulmonary arteries dilate.
  分流所致的长期容量负荷增加造成右房、右室和肺动脉扩张。
• 11.And a passionate kiss has the same effect as belladonna in making our pupils dilate.
  11.一个深情的吻可以和颠茄（一种有毒植物）一样让人的瞳孔扩大。
• Your pupils contract in bright light, and dilate in darkness.
  你的瞳孔会在明亮的光线下收缩，在黑暗中扩大。
• This drug will dilate the arteries.
  此药将使动脉扩张。
• At night, the pupils dilate to allow in more light
  到了晚上，瞳孔就会扩大以接收更多光线。
• Exercise dilates blood vessels on the surface of the brain.
  运动会使大脑表层的血管扩张。
• He likes to dilate upon what he thinks is wrong with the world.
  他喜欢细细评述他认为世界上不对的地方。
• "This suggests that adding nitric oxide to human banked blood could theoretically improve its ability dilate blood vessels and thus prevent heart attacks and even death in patients," said the researchers.
  研究人员说“这表明在库存血中加入一氧化氮理论上可以提高其血管扩张的能力，从而防止病人的心脏病发作，甚至死亡”。
• "If there were time, I could dilate on the subject."
  “要是有时间，我可以详细谈谈这个问题的。”