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enlarge + noun
及物动词，后接名词表示扩大某物。
The company plans to enlarge its factory.
公司计划扩大工厂。
使变大；扩大；放大
enlarged — past of enlarge
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使变大；扩大；放大
To make something larger.
The company plans to enlarge its factory.
公司计划扩大工厂。
使(某物)变大
To make (something) larger.
变大
To grow larger.
增加容量；扩展；给予更大的范围或自由；也指因喜悦、感情等而扩张
To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, etc.
详细论述或写作；扩展；阐述
To speak or write at length upon or on (some subject); expand; elaborate
enlarge
Base
原形
enlarges
3rd person
第三人称单数
enlarging
-ing
现在分词
enlarged
Past
过去式
enlarged
Past participle
过去分词
They enlarge the photo.
他们放大照片。
He enlarged the image yesterday.
他昨天放大了图像。
We have enlarged the house.
我们已经扩大了房子。
注意enlarge的过去式与过去分词同形。
We need to enlarge this photo to see the details clearly.
我们需要放大这张照片才能看清楚细节。
As you zoom in, the image enlarges on the screen.
当你放大时，图像在屏幕上增大。
Reading regularly can help enlarge your vocabulary.
定期阅读有助于扩大你的词汇量。
及物动词，后接名词表示扩大某物。
The company plans to enlarge its factory.
公司计划扩大工厂。
不及物用法，表示就某话题进一步详述。
Could you enlarge on your proposal?
你能详细说明你的提议吗？
用by引出扩大幅度或方式。
The image was enlarged by 200%.
图像被放大了200%。
Not this
He enlarged the topic.
Use this
He enlarged on the topic.
enlarge 作“详述”讲时是不及物动词，必须后接介词 on 或 upon，不能直接跟宾语。
Not this
We need to enlarge the number of employees.
Use this
We need to increase the number of employees.
enlarge 通常指增大体积或面积，不用于数量或数字；表示数量增加应使用 increase。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
扩大范围
We need to enlarge the scope of the investigation.
我们需要扩大调查范围。
放大图像
Click on the picture to enlarge it.
点击图片可放大。
扩大词汇量
Reading widely helps to enlarge your vocabulary.
广泛阅读有助于扩大词汇量。
扩大容量
The factory plans to enlarge its production capacity.
工厂计划扩大生产能力。
详述
He enlarged upon his earlier statement.
他详细阐述了他先前的声明。
增加机会
The new policy will enlarge employment opportunities.
新政策将增加就业机会。
详述，进一步说明
He enlarged on his plan for the new project.
他详细说明了他的新项目计划。
开阔眼界
Traveling abroad can enlarge your horizons.
出国旅行可以开阔你的眼界。
Use enlarged naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
en-前缀表示'使'，large是'大的'，合起来就是'使变大'，即扩大。
通常用于正式或中性语境，如扩大照片、规模或知识等；也见于‘enlarge on’短语，表示详述。
Words with the '-arge' spelling and /ɑːdʒ/ sound, rhyming with the stressed syllable of 'enlarge'. Note that '-erge' words (e.g., verge, merge) use a different vowel sound (/ɜːdʒ/) and are not rhymes.
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