mid-14c., "grow fat, increase" (intrans.); c. 1400, "make larger" (trans.), from Old French enlargier "to widen, increase, make larger," from en- "make, put in" (see en- (1)) + large (see large). Meaning "expand in words, speak at large" is from 1650s. Related: Enlarged; enlarging.
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1. Workmen were hired to remodel and enlarge the farm buildings.
雇用了工人来改造和扩建农场建筑。
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2. Different states or groups can combine to enlarge their markets.
不同的州或企业集团可以联合起来以扩大市场。
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3. I wish to enlarge upon a statement made by Gary Docking.
我想就加里·多金的话再展开说一下。
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4. The glands in the neck may enlarge.
颈部腺体可能增大。
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5. There are plans to enlarge the recreation area.
