expanse

英 [ɪkˈspæns]

美 [ɪkˈspæns]

n.  一大片，广阔，宽广，浩瀚(尤指陆地或海洋)

复数：expanses　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10053 / COCA.8187

牛津词典

noun

• 一大片，广阔，宽广，浩瀚（尤指陆地或海洋）
  a wide and open area of sth, especially land or water
  1. a wide/vast expanse of blue sky
     广阔 / 无垠的蓝天
  2. flat expanses of open farmland
     平坦而辽阔的农田

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 广袤;辽阔;浩瀚
  Anexpanse ofsomething, usually sea, sky, or land, is a very large amount of it.
  1. ...a vast expanse of grassland.
     广阔的草原

英英释义

noun

• a wide scope
  1. the sweep of the plains
  Synonym:sweep
• the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
  1. the area of a rectangle
  2. it was about 500 square feet in area
  Synonym:areasurface area
• a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

双语例句

• We have a vast expanse of cultivable land.
  我们有大片的耕地。
• Alone in a vast expanse of sand, a man treks across giant dunes in Namibia's Namib Desert.
  孤单地处于一片广阔的沙漠中，一个男人艰苦跋涉着穿过纳米比亚的纳米比沙漠中巨大的沙丘。
• We gazed out over the limitless expanse of the desert.
  我们凝望着那一片漫无边际的沙漠。
• The green of a lone plant lends stark contrast to the empty expanse of sand in this desert scene.
  在这一沙漠场景中，一抹独株植物的绿色和空旷绵延的沙丘形成了强烈的对比。
• The moon's flame brightened the vast expanse of grassland.
  月光照亮了广阔的草原。
• Outside the window is a great expanse of trees with quite some monkeys playing around.
  窗外是一片树林和很多的猴子，大部分时间继续独处，发明了一个游戏。
• Admitting that the vast expanse of oceans seems terrible, they provide us with abundant resources.
  虽说浩瀚的大洋令人生畏，但它们向我们提供了丰富的资源。
• Far in the distance lies the Dongting Lake, a vast expanse of misty, rolling waters.
  远望洞庭，烟波浩渺。
• The expanse of the earth, I firmly believe that you must hide behind me appreciate the results.
  如此浩瀚的大地，我坚信你一定是躲在欣赏着我的成绩。
• The cuisine: Qinghai's vast expanse of grassland produces some of the country's finest mutton and beef.
  青海辽阔的草原培育出了全国最上等的牛羊肉。