expanse

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托福 Collins 1

n. a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

n. 宽阔区域, 宽阔, 天空

Collins 星级

10,053

BNC 频率

8,187

使用频率

expanse 可以拆分为前缀 ex-（表示“出去”或“外”）和词根 pan（表示“范围”或“平面”）。结合起来可以理解为“向外扩展的范围”。

例句

1. The expanse of the ocean is beautiful and calming.

海洋的广阔令人感到美丽和宁静。

2. They stood on the hill, gazing at the expanse of the valley below.

他们站在山丘上，凝视着下面山谷的广阔景象。

3. The night sky was an expanse of stars that took my breath away.

夜空是一片星海，让我惊叹不已。