distend

v. (使)膨胀, (使)扩张

发音

UK /dɪˈstɛnd/
其它

词形变化

distended distendest distendeth distending distends 三单 distends distending 现在分词 distended 过去式 distended 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To extend or expand, as from internal pressure; to swell

    膨胀

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To extend; to stretch out; to spread out.

    古体 及物
  3. 3.

    To cause to swell.

    鼓起

    凸起

    及物
  4. 4.

    To cause gravidity.

    生物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

dilate

上位词 7

swell widen bloat intumesce swell up tumefy tumesce

词源

Borrowed from Latin distendō.

来源：wiktionary