ex-orcism /'eksoisiz^n; NAmE -soirs-/ noun [U, C] 1 the act of
getting rid of an evil spirit from a place or a person’s body by prayers or
magic; a ceremony: where this is done (用祈祷或法术）驱魔，驱邪，驱邪的仪式
2
(formal) the act of making
yourself forget a bad experience or memory消除，忘掉（不愉快的经历或
记忆）>
ex-or-cist /'eksoisist; NAmE -soirs-/ noun a person who makes
evil spirits leave a place or a person’s body by prayers or magic (用祈祷漁法术）驱邪的法师，驱魔者
ex-or-cize
(BrE also -ise) /'eksoisaiz; NAmE -sorrs-/ verb [VN] 1 ~ stji (from
sb/sth) to make an evil spirit leave a place or sb’s body by special prayers or
magic (用祈祷
或法术）祛除（籴恶），驱（魔）2 (/o/rrn?/) to remove
sth that is bad or painful from your mind }肖除，除去 (不好的或痛苦的邊法）：She had managed to exorcize these imhappy
memories/hwn her mind.她终于把这些不
愉快的记忆从头脑中抹掉了。
exo.skel.eton /'eksauskelitn; NAmE 'eksou-/ noun {biology ^:) a hard outer covering that protects the bodies of
certain animals, such as insects (昆虫等动物
的 0..夕卜骨散一compare ENDOSKELETON. exo-sphere /'dk;s0usfia(r); NAmE 'eksousfir/ noun the exosphere [sing.] the region
near the edge of a planet’s atmosphere.外层，外逸层（行星太气的最外层）' exo>ther-iTiic /,eks0u'03：mik; NAmE .eksou'Sairmik/ adj. {chemistry it) (of a chemical
reaction it 0 k. iSZ) producing heat 放热的一compare endothermic
exot-ic
/ig'zDtik;
NAmE ig'zartik/ adj. from or in another
country, especially a tropical one; seeming exciting and unusual because it is
connected with foreign countries 来自异国（尤指热带国家）的；奇异的；异国情调的；
异国风味的：brfght〖y-co〖oured exotic
/towers/pZtmts/ birds色彩鲜艳的异国花卉/植物/鸟儿◊ She travels to aH
fcfnds 〇/_ exotic ZocarionsaH over the vvorW•她走遍了 全世f所有具有奇异风情的地方。
exot-ica /ig'zutike; NAmE ig'zait-/ noun [U] unusual and
exciting things, especially from other countries (尤指 来自声^的）奇异事物，异族事物
e,xotic
'dancer noun an entertainer who
dances with very few clothes on, or who removes clothes while darling脱衣舞女；艳舞女郎
exoti-cism /ig'ZDtisizam; NAmE ig'zait-/ noun [U] (formal) the quality of being
exciting and unusual that sth has because it is connected with foreign
countries 异国情
调；外国风情
ex-pand /ik'spaend/ verb 1 to become greater in
size, number or importance; to make sth greater in size, number or importance 扩夫， 增加，增强（尺码、数量或重要性）：[V] Metok ej(pcmd when
they are heated.金属受热会膨胀。◊ Student numbers are e^pandin^ rapfdZy.学生人数在迅速增加。‘ ◊ A chi_〖d’s vocabuZary expands through_rea_cii>ig.孩子的词
汇量通过阅读得到扩关。◊ TTie waist expands to /it aH sizes.腰围可松可紧适合任何尺码。◊ [VN] J/i
breathfng the
chest muscles expand the rib cage and allow air to be sucked /nto the hmgs.呼吸时胸部肌肉使胸廓扩大让空气
吸入肺部。0 The
new system expanded the role of family doctors.舍体制扩大了豪庭医生的作用。◊ There are no
pkms to e^and the iocai airport.目前尚无扩建地方机场
的方案。Win contract 2 if
a business expands
or
is
expanded, new
branches are opened, it makes more money, etc.扩展，发展（:业务）[Vh/] WeVe expanded the
business by opening two more stores.我们增开了两个
商店以扩展业务。◊ [V] an expanding economy with more businesses
starting and growing)不断发展的经济
3
[V] to talk more; to add details to what
you are saying
细政；详迷；详细阐明：J repeated ■ the
question ■ and waited for her to expand. I ® S S T ^ ^
M
详细回答。U!lslyi ex
pand on/upon sth to say more about sth and add some details 详述；充分叙述；详细
阐明：CouW you expand on that point, p〖ease?请你把 这一点详细说明一：下好吗？
ex-pand-able /ik'spaendabl/ adj. ~ (to sth) (especially 术语）that can be expanded:可扩张g;可扩★ 的；.可膨胀的：an expandaWe brie/case可伸缔公文包◊
77ie
system has 256 MB RAM, expandabZe to SGB.这个系 统内存256兆字节，可扩充到2千兆字节。
ex,pahded poly'styrene (also Styro-foam™ especially in NAm£) noun [U] a form of polystyrene used for protecting objects
in packages and far stopping heat, noise, etc. from escaping发泡聚苯乙烯，泡在塑料
(用作隔音或绝缘包装材料）
ex-panse /ik'spaens/ noun ~ (of sth) a wide
and open area of stli, especially land or water —大片，广阔，宽 广，浩瀚（尤A陆地i海洋）：a
wfde/vost expanse 〇/ Wue
sfcy 广阔 / 无艰的蓝天◊/[at expanses 〇/open/arm-
kmd平g而辽阔的农田
ex-pan^sion /ik'spaBnJn/ noun [U, C] an act of
increasing or making sth increase in size, amount or importance 扩张；扩展；扩大；膨胀：a period 〇/rapid
economic expansicm 经济迅猛发展期◊ Despite the
recession the company is confident of further expansion.尽管经挤衰 退，公司对进一步扩展仍充满信心。◊ The book is cm expansion of a series
of lectures given last year. 2)
ex-pan*si〇n-ary /ik'spsenj»nri/ adj. (formal) encour- aging economic
expansicai 刺激经济扩张知.：This budget will have a net expansionary effect on the
eccrnom;^.本预算对经济的发展最终会有促进作用。
ex'pansion card (also 'add-in) noun {computing if) a circuit board that can be put into a
computer to give it more memory or make it able to do more things 扩展卡_
ex-pan-sion-ism /ik'spaenjamzam/ naun [U] (sometimes disapproving) the belief in and process of increasing
the size and importance of sth, especially in a country or a business.护张主义；扩张政余：the economic expan- sfonism America美国的会济扩张主义◊ miZitaiy/ territorial
expansionism ► ex-pan-
•sioivisty-Jamst/ : expansionist poHcies 扩张主义政策 ex-pan>sion-ist noun ： He was a ruthless
expansionist. 他是个残i酷的扩张主义者。
ex-pan-sive /ik'spaensiv/ adj. 1 covering a large
amount of space广阔'的；辽阔的；浩瀚的：She opened her arms wide in an
expansive gesture of welcome. MM 开双臂以示欢迎。◊〖cmdscape vWth
expansive sfcfes.以辽
关3?背i的风景画 2
covering a large subject area， rather than trying to
be exact and use few words 广泛
的；全面的：We need to Zoofc at a
more expansi've de_/iin- Won 0/the term.我们需要考虑这个词所包含的更广泛意
义。◊ The pfece is written i'n
his usuaZ expansi’ve sfyZe.这
篇文章是以他惯常的洋洋洒洒的风格写成的。3 friendly and willing
to talk a lot 友善健谈的；开朗的：She was dear〖y relaxed and in cm
expansive mood.她显然悠_闲自
在，心情豁朗。4 (especially of a period of time 尤指一 段时间）encouraging economic expansion 刺激经系扩 展的：In the expansive 1990s
bright graduates could advance r叩通y•在经济发展快速的20世纪90年代，有 才华的大学毕业生可以发展很快。► ex*patvsiveJy adv.: Zfe
waved .his arms expansively.他豪 _ 地挥舞着双臂。
ex-pan-sive-ness noun [U]
ex.pan.siv.ity /.ikspaen’siviti;
,ek-/ now/? [U, C] (p/)ys/cs 物） the amount by which a
material gets larger or smaller if the temperature changes by one degree 膨胀率
ex-pati-ate /ik'speijieit/ verb ex'patiate oh/
upon sth (formal) to write or speak in
detail about a subjec^详述；细说；阐述
ex-patri-ate /.eks'paetriat; NAmE -'peit-/r'(also informal expat) houn a person living in a country that is not
their own 居住在国外的人；侨民：American expatriates
◊
Don’t expect sympathy介om me/休想得到我的伺情！ ◊
That's not the sort of
behaviour I expect of you!
信你竟有那样的行为！ ◊
[V to inf] Ybu can’t expect to Zearn a/oreig/t 〖anguage
in a/ew months.不要指望在几
个月内就能学会门外语。◊ J Zoofced ba成haZ/ expecting to see
someone following me. I^Ih] M i