expanses

英 [ɪksˈpænsɪz]

美 [ɪkˈspænsɪz]

n.  一大片，广阔，宽广，浩瀚(尤指陆地或海洋)
expanse的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 广袤;辽阔;浩瀚
  Anexpanse ofsomething, usually sea, sky, or land, is a very large amount of it.
  1. ...a vast expanse of grassland.
     广阔的草原

双语例句

• That the endless expanses of the Gobi Desert, then through the ages people died in the Gobi Desert heartbreaking.
  那一望无际的戈壁滩，那古往今来令人魂断心碎的戈壁滩。
• But for the rest of us, the vast expanses of black text make the print version something to be consulted, not enjoyed.
  但对我们其余人来说，其庞大的内容使印刷版只能用于查询，而不能用于享受阅读的乐趣。
• Vast expanses of marsh that used to abound with reeds have been converted into arable land.
  曾经是芦苇丛生的大片沼泽地已经变成了耕地。
• They often contains wide expanses of plate glass in steel or concrete frames. This contrasted with the ( largely Victorian) red brick universities and the older ancient universities.
  它们的校舍通常在混凝土结构中大量使用平板玻璃，和以维多利亚风格为主的红砖大学以及更古老的古典大学形成对比。
• The wide expanses of ocean on three sides of South Africa have a moderating influence on its climate.
  三面靠海的地形对南非的气候有缓和的作用。
• We stood on the high ridge, looking down on the flaming expanses of broomcorn.
  我们站在高岗上，俯察那片火红的高粱地。
• Visitors to the test events have marvelled at the space age structures but were surprised at the expanses of concrete and lack of greenery.
  参与测试活动的人们都对奥运场馆宇宙概念的架构表示惊叹，不过他们也指出混凝土的使用范围太广，场馆中缺乏绿色元素。
• Patrolling vast expanses, this wanderer of the far north has adapted to cycles of feast or famine.
  巡逻着宽广的地域，来自北方的流浪者早已习惯了饱餐与饥饿的轮回。
• Determined to pursue greater natural expanses and the origins of life, at age24 Yayanagi embarked on a two year journey through the Mediterranean, Brazil, finally chasing the sun to Africa.
  为了追寻更广阔的自然及生命的起源，矢柳氏于廿四岁那年开始了为期两年的旅程。他周游地中海、巴西，更为著艳阳到过非洲。
• Impressionism changed to Fauvism in Braque's hallucinatory forests, where solitary walkers lose themselves in oneiric expanses of yellow and purple& and then to Cubism.
  在布拉克幻觉的森林里，印象派变成了野兽派，孤独的行者迷失在黄色与紫色的茫茫大梦中。