| 词汇 | example_english_great-expanse |
| 释义 | great expansecollocation in Englishmeanings of greatand expanseThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with expanse. great adjective uk /ɡreɪt/ us /ɡreɪt/ large in amount, size, ... See more at great expanse noun[C] uk /ɪkˈspæns/ us /ɪkˈspæns/ a large, open area of land, water, ... See more at expanse Examples of great expanseThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. The heath is a greatexpanse of real countryside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This greatexpanse of water would be an attraction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have no fear that under this scheme, where you are going to make rivers into lochs and have a greatexpanse of water, you will have less beauty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He then traveled at great speed through a greatexpanse and beyond were mountain-like cones of light, seven of them, one stacked upon another. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. From high drifts is seen a greatexpanse of waters lying in the sunlight. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There was only the calm sea and the greatexpanse of the sky. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The greatexpanse of the skirt was covered with elaborate lace, embroidery, fringes and other decoration. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the desire to recreate even a fraction of worlds gone by, textual fragments and clues can be hoovered up from across great expanses of time. We believe that the great expanses of monotonous local authority estates must be broken up for the benefit of those who live there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Washington is one of the best; it has great expanses of real beauty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fires blazed out of control and could not be extinguished; water flooded in great expanses and would not recede. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The act was used by speculators who were able to get great expanses declared unfit for farming allowing them to increase their land holdings at minimal expense. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of great Go to the definition of expanse See other collocations with expanse |
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