distend

英 [dɪˈstend]

美 [dɪˈstend]

v.  (使)膨胀，肿胀

过去式：distended　过去分词：distended　现在分词：distending　第三人称单数：distends　

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BNC.33649 / COCA.28761

牛津词典

verb

• （使）膨胀，肿胀
  to swell or make sth swell because of pressure from inside
  1. starving children with huge distended bellies
     鼓着浮肿肚子的挨饿儿童

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）膨胀;（使）肿胀;（使）变大
  If a part of your bodyis distended, or if itdistends, it becomes swollen and unnaturally large.
  1. Through this incision, the abdominal cavity is distended with carbon dioxide gas...
     二氧化碳气体通过这个切口进入，造成腹腔肿胀。
  2. The colon, or large intestine, distends and fills with gas.
     结肠，或大肠，因充满气体而膨胀。

英英释义

verb

• swell from or as if from internal pressure
  1. The distended bellies of the starving cows
• cause to expand as it by internal pressure
  1. The gas distended the animal's body
• become wider
  1. His pupils were dilated
  Synonym:dilate

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