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单词 distend
释义 dis·tend
\də̇ˈstend\ verb
Etymology: Middle English distenden, from Latin distendere, from dis- apart + tendere to stretch — more at dis-, thin
transitive verb
1. archaic : to extend in one direction : lengthen out : spread apart
2.
 a. : to stretch out or extend in more than one direction
  < the main outlines of the land yet lay clearly distended before them — Norman Douglas >
 b. : to enlarge from internal pressure : swell, dilate, bloat
  < the bat's body was so distended that it appeared spherical — R.L.Ditmars & A.M.Greenhall >
  < a distended bladder >
  < distended nostrils >
 c. : to make larger or increase beyond a due, expected, or reasonable proportion
  < the distended profits of the enemy trade — F.L.Paxson >
  < a much-distended land power — W.G.East >
  < this simple drama as it has been distended into a spectacle to catch the eye of Broadway — John Mason Brown >
  : unduly increase or magnify the importance of
  < print headlines that attract the reader, even if the facts of the story have to be distended — Jean Hills >
intransitive verb
: to become larger, expanded, or inflated : swell, enlarge
 < her eyes seemed to distend with surprise >
Synonyms: see expand
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