1874, American English, in reference to money policy; by 1884 as "one who advocates the expansion of the territory of his nation," from expansion + -ist. Related: Expansionism.
双语例句
1. Their strategy is expansionist and im-perialist, and it is greatest in effect, of course, when there is no countervailing power.
他们的策略是扩张性的、带有帝国主义特色，当没有抗衡力量的时候自然也就被发挥到了极致。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Now, Varney was suggesting that Google was repeating Microsoft's expansionist behavior.
如今, 瓦尼又认为谷歌正在重复微软的扩张行为.
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3. This Spanish school is not the only business school pursuing expansionist dreams.
这家西班牙商学院不是唯一一家追求扩张梦想的商学院.
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4. ICBC, which has shown the most expansionist instincts, derived only 4 % of profits from abroad.
工商银行, 这家表明了最大扩张本能的银行, 来自国外的利润只有4%.
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5. Yet Mr Nugent is right to emphasise the persistence of the expansionist strand in American history.
