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

• They came to a broad expanse of water.
  他们来到了一片广阔的水域。
• All is quiet on the vast expanse of open ground.; Profound silence prevailed on the open countryside.
  四野茫茫，寂静无声。
• When we look at the expanse of stars, we see power, beauty, harmony.
  当我们望着星云，我们感受到了力量，美与和谐。
• A boundless expanse of snow stretched as far as the eye could see.
  四野都是漫漫白雪，一眼望不到头。
• The wild is more than just an expanse of tangled forests, stagnant swamps and windswept plains.
  荒野不仅仅是宽广纠结的森林、滞淤塞的沼泽和暴风肆虐的平原。
• A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water.
  一个空旷的或没有障碍的空间或广阔的陆地或海洋。
• 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。
• 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。
• On this vast expanse of earth, Everywhere there is gorgeous scenery.
  在这片辽阔的土地上，到处都有明媚的风光。
• The moon's flame brightened the vast expanse of grassland.
  月光照亮了广阔的草原。