Word · Frequency #10053
expanse
广阔区域；浩瀚
A wide stretch or area, typically of sea, sky, or land.
- 1.
A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.
广阔的区域,通常指海、天空或陆地；大片。
- 2.
An amount of spread or stretch.
扩展或延伸的程度；范围。
广度；伸展程度；广阔的区域,通常指海、天空或陆地；大片。；扩展或延伸的程度；范围。；宽阔区域；宽阔
In use
The Sahara Desert is a vast expanse of sand and rock.
From the mountaintop, we could see an endless expanse of green forest.
The night sky was a clear expanse dotted with thousands of stars.
an expanse of something
表示某物的一大片区域，后接名词。
An expanse of green fields stretched before us.
一片绿色的田野展现在我们面前。
the expanse of something
特指某物的广阔面积或范围。
The expanse of the ocean was breathtaking.
海洋的广阔令人叹为观止。
expanses of something
复数形式，强调多个或连续的大片区域。
Connections
Collocations
- vast expanse
- 广阔的
- We looked out over a vast expanse of desert.我们眺望着一片广阔的沙漠。
- wide expanse
- 宽阔的区域
- The wide expanse of the ocean stretched before us.宽阔的海洋展现在我们面前。
- open expanse
- 开阔的空间
- They rode across the open expanse of the prairie.他们骑马穿过了开阔的草原。
- great expanse
- 一大片
- A great expanse of forest was visible from the hilltop.从山顶可以看见一大片森林。
- expanse of water
- 广阔的水域
- The lake is a calm expanse of water surrounded by mountains.这个湖是一片平静的水域，四面环山。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个巨大的平底锅（pan）向外（ex）延伸，形成宽阔的平面，这就是expanse。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary description、geographical description、astronomical description 该词通常用于书面或文学语境，描述广阔的空间，如天空、海洋或平原等。在日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
常与 of 连用，表示'一片...'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与expanse均以/-æns/押韵，拼写中均包含'ance/anse'。注意expense（/ɪkˈspens/）虽拼写类似但发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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