单词 | expanse |
释义 | expanse /ik spans"/, n. 1. an uninterrupted space or area; a wide extent of anything: an expanse of water. 2. something that is spread out, esp. over a relatively large area: that great expanse, the sky. 3. expansion; extension: the wide expanse of scientific knowledge. [1660-70; < NL expansum, n. use of neut. of L expansus, ptp. of expandere to EXPAND] Syn. 1. sweep, reach, range, stretch. |
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