单词	dilate
释义	dilatedi‧late /daɪˈleɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINdilate Origin: 1300-1400 French dilater, from Latin latus ‘wide’ Verb Table VERB TABLE dilate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they dilate he, she, it dilates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they dilated Present perfect I, you, we, they have dilated he, she, it has dilated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had dilated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will dilate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have dilated Continuous Form Present I am dilating he, she, it is dilating you, we, they are dilating Past I, he, she, it was dilating you, we, they were dilating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been dilating he, she, it has been dilating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been dilating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be dilating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been dilating Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The doctor put drops in my eyes to dilate my pupils. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS If it is hungry, the moment the food dish appears the animal's pupils will dilate. Roughly a quarter of all patients respond to conventional drugs that dilate the vessels. The blood vessels then dilate, allowing blood to flow more easily. The irises had seemed to dilate into black pools of despair. To catch the voice of truth itself dilating on the great problems of reality will be one of my prime technical aims. When caffeine blocks these receptors, blood vessels dilate, increasing the filtration rate and producing more urine. Yet he wonders whether the human soul can dilate to comprehend a world which lacks localities and the native affections they inspire. if a hollow part of your body dilates or if something dilates it, it becomes wider OPP  contract:  dilated pupils—dilation /daɪˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]dilate on/upon something phrasal verb formal to speak or write a lot about something:  He dilated upon their heroism.
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