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

• "If there were time, I could dilate on the subject."
  “要是有时间，我可以详细谈谈这个问题的。”
• Your pupils contract in bright light, and dilate in darkness.
  你的瞳孔会在明亮的光线下收缩，在黑暗中扩大。
• Sometimes, I feel I need to dilate my pupils to remain attentive.
  有时，我觉得需要扩大瞳孔才能精神集中。
• Pupils dilate, palms become sweaty and the heart rate increases.
  瞳孔放大，手心出汗。心率加快。
• 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。
• An alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil.
  从茄属植物中提取的生物碱；用于抗痉挛和扩大眼睛瞳孔。
• "This suggests that adding nitric oxide to human banked blood could theoretically improve its ability dilate blood vessels and thus prevent heart attacks and even death in patients," said the researchers.
  研究人员说“这表明在库存血中加入一氧化氮理论上可以提高其血管扩张的能力，从而防止病人的心脏病发作，甚至死亡”。
• Dr McMahon also established that stored blood does indeed lose its ability to dilate blood vessels.
  他还确定储存过的血确实失去了扩张血管的能力。
• 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？
• The lungs dilate in breathing.
  呼吸时肺部扩张。