1、expand
擴充;擴大;增加
Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected.
工程師注意到管道并沒有如預期那樣膨脹。
The money supply expanded by 14.6 per cent in the year to September.
截至9月,當年的貨幣供應增加了14.6%。
擴大;發展;擴展
The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century.
到19世紀中期,大眾制陶業得到了發展。
The interest rate's coming down. I'll be able to expand or stay in business.
利率正在降低,我可以擴大公司或者維持經營。
2、introduce
引進;首次引入;推行
The Government has introduced a number of other money-saving moves.
政府已經采取了其他一些省錢的舉措。
I kept the birds indoors all winter and introduced them into an aviary the following June.
整個冬天我把鳥關在室內,然后在接下來的6月份把它們放入鳥類飼養場飼養。
介紹;引薦;使相互認識
Tim, may I introduce you to my uncle's secretary, Mary Waller?
蒂姆,我來介紹一下,這位是我叔叔的秘書瑪麗·沃勒。
Someone introduced us and I sat next to him.
有人給我們作了介紹,我挨著他坐下了。
為(電視或廣播節目)做開場白;主持
'Health Matters' is introduced by Dick Oliver on BBC World Service.
英國廣播公司對外廣播頻道的“健康動態”節目由迪克·奧利弗主持。