資料來源 : pyDict

(使)擴大,(使)擴張

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Distend \Dis*tend"\, v. i.
   To become expanded or inflated; to swell. ``His heart
   distends with pride.'' --Milton.

Distend \Dis*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distended}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Distending}.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum;
   dis- + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to
   distend, d['e]tendre to unbend. See {Tend}, and cf.
   {Detent}.]
   1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to
      stretch. [R.]

            But say, what mean those colored streaks in heaven
            Distended as the brow of God appeased? --Milton.

   2. To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to
      enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to
      produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a
      bladder, the stomach, etc.

            The warmth distends the chinks.       --Dryden.

   Syn: To dilate; expand; enlarge; swell; inflate.

資料來源 : WordNet®

distend
     v 1: become wider; "His pupils were dilated" [syn: {dilate}]
     2: cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas
        distended the animal's body"
     3: swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended
        bellies of the starving cows"