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单词 enlargement
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Definition of enlargement in English:

enlargement

noun ɛnˈlɑːdʒm(ə)ntɪnˈlɑːdʒm(ə)nt
  • 1mass noun The action or state of enlarging or being enlarged.

    talks on the enlargement of the EU
    count noun nine new stores and two major enlargements are planned
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A plant's growth in size is both by cell enlargement and cell division.
    • In plants, the direction of cell enlargement determines the shape of leaves.
    • The clinics need more space and more services could be made available there if enlargement was to take place.
    • EU officials argue the building is necessary to cope with the union's enlargement to 25 countries.
    • Pressure on farm incomes is a major factor, together with the need for enlargement of holdings in order to survive.
    • Mr Martin said enlargement offered great opportunities for companies based here to seek out new markets.
    • As a result of enlargement, employment prospects would improve both here and in those countries.
    • Cell enlargement is also a major feature of plant growth, as we shall see.
    • Everybody has agreed on the necessity of enlargement and the challenge now will be to make it work successfully.
    • I don't think enlargement in itself is going to impact our common work.
    • Occasionally, the increased blood volume also causes congestion and enlargement of the spleen or liver.
    • "This will probably delay the ongoing enlargement of the airport, " local media reported.
    • In adults, growth hormone causes enlargement of soft tissues throughout the body.
    • But these changes are necessary for enlargement, and they are not particularly major.
    • In sum, the changes prompted by enlargement will have a major impact upon the future shape and identity of the Union.
    • The eastern enlargement of the EU takes place against the background of growing transatlantic tensions.
    • The Minister emphasised that Ireland is, in principle, strongly committed to enlargement.
    • Severe difficulties can arise within 10 years, if steps are not taken to reduce enlargement of the prostate gland.
    • The disease can cause fever, weight loss, enlargement of the spleen and liver and, in the most extreme cases, death.
    Synonyms
    expansion, growth, increase in size, extension, amplification, augmentation, topping up, building up, addition, supplementing
    magnification, intensification, multiplication
    stretching, swelling, distension, dilatation, blowing up, puffing up, fattening, filling out, ballooning
    widening, broadening, lengthening, elongation, deepening, thickening
    literary waxing
    rare tumefaction, intumescence
  • 2A photograph that is larger than the original negative or an earlier print.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But the results are terrific, allowing quality enlargements far beyond the dreams of digital cameras or lesser scanners.
    • The final grab is an enlargement of a blurry photograph of the two of them together.
    • Most of the pictures are grainy black-and-white enlargements of ancient snapshots.
    • Expensive for most, but economical for people who print enlargements frequently.
    • Keep your interest and pride in your work by making enlargements of your better photos.
    • The next issue of the magazine carried a full-page enlargement of the same photograph.
    • Beginning in 1944, to solve problems of scale, he relied on his local drugstore for photographic enlargements of pictures clipped from magazines.
    • Photographic enlargements of studios of famous artists at the beginning of the 1900s provide the background to a selection of objects that are similar to those these artiste might have owned.
    • The slower the film speed means the colours are better and the grain is less noticeable, which makes for better enlargements.
    • They are offering half price for enlargements printed for the Photo Exhibition.
    • Unfortunately the original negatives are unavailable and the enlargements have been copied from prints.
    • The other thing to keep your interest and pride in your work on the up is to make some enlargements of your better photos.
    • I went to pick up my enlargements from the photo shop and discovered the negatives got mixed up and all but 2 of the prints were wrong!
    • My parents only have a very small selection of wedding photos, and the only framed one being not a very good enlargement.
    • Besides enlargements and photo developing, they can produce a CD of photos.
    • Unless we're working with digital images and a photo quality printer or can afford the expense of enlargements from a photo lab, we are forced to work with the photographs sitting in front of us.
    • He remembers planners using enlargements of his panoramic photos to model a contested expressway that would have linked the city's airports.
    • They were so impressed that they offered to print these enlargements free of cost for this exhibition, he says.
    • Prints, preferably enlargements to 12"X10", both colour and black and white and slides are needed, so bring along your favourites both old and new.
    • As she handed out photo enlargements of the underwater laboratory, she started to explain.
    Synonyms
    blow-up, magnification, large print
    British enprint
 
 

Definition of enlargement in US English:

enlargement

noun
  • 1The action or state of enlarging or being enlarged.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In sum, the changes prompted by enlargement will have a major impact upon the future shape and identity of the Union.
    • Occasionally, the increased blood volume also causes congestion and enlargement of the spleen or liver.
    • Cell enlargement is also a major feature of plant growth, as we shall see.
    • The eastern enlargement of the EU takes place against the background of growing transatlantic tensions.
    • EU officials argue the building is necessary to cope with the union's enlargement to 25 countries.
    • Everybody has agreed on the necessity of enlargement and the challenge now will be to make it work successfully.
    • "This will probably delay the ongoing enlargement of the airport, " local media reported.
    • The clinics need more space and more services could be made available there if enlargement was to take place.
    • Severe difficulties can arise within 10 years, if steps are not taken to reduce enlargement of the prostate gland.
    • A plant's growth in size is both by cell enlargement and cell division.
    • The disease can cause fever, weight loss, enlargement of the spleen and liver and, in the most extreme cases, death.
    • Mr Martin said enlargement offered great opportunities for companies based here to seek out new markets.
    • In plants, the direction of cell enlargement determines the shape of leaves.
    • But these changes are necessary for enlargement, and they are not particularly major.
    • The Minister emphasised that Ireland is, in principle, strongly committed to enlargement.
    • Pressure on farm incomes is a major factor, together with the need for enlargement of holdings in order to survive.
    • As a result of enlargement, employment prospects would improve both here and in those countries.
    • In adults, growth hormone causes enlargement of soft tissues throughout the body.
    • I don't think enlargement in itself is going to impact our common work.
    Synonyms
    expansion, growth, increase in size, extension, amplification, augmentation, topping up, building up, addition, supplementing
    1. 1.1 A photograph that is larger than the negative from which it is produced or than a print that has already been made from it.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Photographic enlargements of studios of famous artists at the beginning of the 1900s provide the background to a selection of objects that are similar to those these artiste might have owned.
      • Keep your interest and pride in your work by making enlargements of your better photos.
      • Beginning in 1944, to solve problems of scale, he relied on his local drugstore for photographic enlargements of pictures clipped from magazines.
      • As she handed out photo enlargements of the underwater laboratory, she started to explain.
      • Unfortunately the original negatives are unavailable and the enlargements have been copied from prints.
      • My parents only have a very small selection of wedding photos, and the only framed one being not a very good enlargement.
      • Expensive for most, but economical for people who print enlargements frequently.
      • Besides enlargements and photo developing, they can produce a CD of photos.
      • The other thing to keep your interest and pride in your work on the up is to make some enlargements of your better photos.
      • Prints, preferably enlargements to 12"X10", both colour and black and white and slides are needed, so bring along your favourites both old and new.
      • I went to pick up my enlargements from the photo shop and discovered the negatives got mixed up and all but 2 of the prints were wrong!
      • They were so impressed that they offered to print these enlargements free of cost for this exhibition, he says.
      • Most of the pictures are grainy black-and-white enlargements of ancient snapshots.
      • The next issue of the magazine carried a full-page enlargement of the same photograph.
      • The slower the film speed means the colours are better and the grain is less noticeable, which makes for better enlargements.
      • They are offering half price for enlargements printed for the Photo Exhibition.
      • The final grab is an enlargement of a blurry photograph of the two of them together.
      • Unless we're working with digital images and a photo quality printer or can afford the expense of enlargements from a photo lab, we are forced to work with the photographs sitting in front of us.
      • He remembers planners using enlargements of his panoramic photos to model a contested expressway that would have linked the city's airports.
      • But the results are terrific, allowing quality enlargements far beyond the dreams of digital cameras or lesser scanners.
      Synonyms
      blow-up, magnification, large print
 
 
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