
distend 意为"膨胀、扩张",指某物因内部压力或填充物而向外胀大、鼓起。常用于描述身体部位(如胃、腹部)因气体、液体或食物而膨胀,也可用于比喻意义。
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The balloon distended as more air was pumped into it.
气球随着更多空气被泵入而膨胀起来。
After the heavy meal, his stomach was visibly distended, and he had to loosen his belt to relieve the discomfort.
饱餐一顿后,他的胃明显鼓胀起来,不得不松开腰带来缓解不适。
distend 源自拉丁语 distendere,由前缀 **dis-**(表示"分开、向各方")和 tendere(表示"拉伸")组合而成,字面意思是"向各个方向拉伸"。该词经由古法语传入英语,最早见于14世纪的文献中,主要用于医学和生理学语境,后逐渐扩展到一般用法。