- expanse (of something)
a wide and open area of something, especially land or water 一大片,廣闊,寬廣,浩瀚(尤指陸地或海洋) a wide/vast expanse of blue sky 廣闊的藍天 She stood looking out over the flat expanse of fields. 她站在那裏遙望開闊而平坦的田野。
Extra Examplesa bleak expanse of concrete 一片光秃秃的混凝土建築區 a vast expanse of sand 大片沙灘 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. 他凝視着外面那片遼闊的大草原。 She admired the deck's shining expanse of polished wood. 她欣賞甲板上閃亮的大片磨光的木頭。
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’.