expand和extend的区别

extend [ik'stend]

拉开,拉出,拉长;延长;使延伸;使达到:

例句: The carpenter extended the measuring tape as far as it would go.

木匠把卷尺拉长到不能再拉为止。

延伸,延长(如绳、墙、队列等):

例句: The cord has been extended between two bamboo poles.

在两根竹竿之间拉起了一根绳子。

expand [ik'spænd]

(在程度、大小、尺寸、容积、体积、范围、区域等方面)扩大,扩展,扩充,增加;使膨胀,使扩张,使伸展;发展;【军事】扩编:

例句: They hope to expand their company.

他们希望扩大公司的规模。

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