dilate

英 [daɪˈleɪt]

美 [daɪˈleɪt]

v.  扩大; (使)膨胀，扩张

过去式：dilated　过去分词：dilated　现在分词：dilating　第三人称单数：dilates　复数：dilates　

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牛津词典

verb

• 扩大；（使）膨胀，扩张
  to become or to make sth larger, wider or more open
  1. Her eyes dilated with fear.
     她吓得瞪大了眼睛。
  2. dilated pupils/nostrils
     扩大了的瞳孔；张大了的鼻孔
  3. Red wine can help to dilate blood vessels.
     红葡萄酒有助于扩张血管。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)(血管)扩张;(使)(瞳孔)放大
  When things such as blood vessels or the pupils of your eyesdilateor when somethingdilatesthem, they become wider or bigger.
  1. At night, the pupils dilate to allow in more light...
     到了晚上，瞳孔就会扩大以接收更多光线。
  2. Exercise dilates blood vessels on the surface of the brain.
     运动会使大脑表层的血管扩张。

英英释义

verb

• become wider
  1. His pupils were dilated
  Synonym:distend
• add details, as to an account or idea
  1. She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
  Synonym:elaboratelucubrateexpatiateexpositenlargeflesh outexpandexpound

双语例句

• Things go well, your eyes dilate, you shake, and Im high?
  事情搞好了，你的眼睛扩张，你动摇、肠高？
• Tests suggested that steady exposure to dark chocolate prompted chemical changes that helped dilate blood vessels and regulate blood pressure, the researchers said.
  研究者称，这些实验暗示，长久稳定地摄入黑巧克力会引起可以帮助扩大血管，调节血压的化学变化。
• At night, the pupils dilate to allow in more light
  到了晚上，瞳孔就会扩大以接收更多光线。
• Or it is the fiber appearance spot with scar shape smooth face, without dilate of apparent blood capillary, ulcer and apophysis.
  或是疤痕样表面光滑的纤维样斑，无明显毛细血管扩张、溃疡及隆起。
• The pupils of the eyes dilate as darkness increases.
  眼睛的瞳孔随暗度增加而张大。
• Exercise can help blood vessels dilate with greater ease, increase insulin effectiveness in muscles, and decrease heart rate.
  体育锻炼可以帮助血管，使它们比较容易扩张，增加胰岛素在肌肉中的有效度，又能使心跳放慢。
• If I had time, I could dilate on this topic.
  如果我有时间，我就可以详谈这个话题。
• 11.And a passionate kiss has the same effect as belladonna in making our pupils dilate.
  11.一个深情的吻可以和颠茄（一种有毒植物）一样让人的瞳孔扩大。
• The lungs dilate in breathing.
  呼吸时肺部扩张。
• Relating to the nerves and muscles that cause the blood vessels to constrict or dilate.
  与引起血管缩小或扩张的神经和肌肉有关的。