1BIGif you enlarge something, or if it enlarges, it increases in size or scale(使)增大,扩大
an operation to enlarge her breasts
她的丰胸手术
Police will have the pictures enlarged in an attempt to identify the thief.
为了确认窃贼的身份,警方会将这些照片放大。
enlarge somebody’s understanding/knowledge etc
A good way to enlarge your vocabulary is to read a daily newspaper.
一个扩大词汇量的好方法是阅读日报。
2enlarge on/upon somethingphrasal verbphr v formalDETAILto provide more information about something you have already mentioned 详述,细说
Mrs Maughan did not enlarge on what she meant.
莫恩夫人并未细说她是什么意思。
Examples from the Corpus
enlarge on/upon • To enlarge on an Emerson statement mentioned earlier: the organization is only half itself; the other half is its expression.• Each albumbenefited from and enlarged on an understanding of the others.• And neither Aunt Maggie nor Uncle Cedric nor even Amy had enlarged on him.• If the hon. Gentleman wants to table a question or write to me, I shall be glad to enlarge upon that.• He did not explain nor enlarge upon the story.• He has enlarged on these in a privately circulatednote.• A later chapter will seek to enlarge upon this.• Mabel sat, vastly patient, waiting to see if he was going to enlarge upon this.