distend

Definitions

dis- (apart) + tend (stretch) = "to stretch apart" from inside. When something distends, internal pressure pushes its walls outward — a distended stomach, a balloon distended with air. The stretching comes from within, not from being pulled.

Common Collocations

• 1.distended abdomen胀大的腹部
• 2.distended stomach胀大的胃
• 3.distended belly鼓胀的肚子

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Gas in the intestines can distend the abdomen painfully.

• 2.

  The balloon distended until it finally burst.