- expanse (of something)
a wide and open area of something, especially land or water 一大片,广阔,宽广,浩瀚(尤指陆地或海洋) a wide/vast expanse of blue sky 广阔的蓝天 She stood looking out over the flat expanse of fields. 她站在那里遥望开阔而平坦的田野。
Extra Examplesa bleak expanse of concrete 一片光秃秃的混凝土建筑区 a vast expanse of sand 大片沙滩 the white expanses of the frozen north 北方白茫茫的冰封原野 He gazed out over the huge expanses of open prairie. 他凝视着外面那片辽阔的大草原。 She admired the deck's shining expanse of polished wood. 她欣赏甲板上闪亮的大片磨光的木头。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- endless
- great
- …
- expanse of
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin expansum ‘something expanded’, neuter past participle of expandere ‘to spread out’, from ex- ‘out’ + pandere ‘to spread’.