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distend

🇬🇧 UK/di'stend/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To swell or expand outward due to internal pressure

(使)膨胀,(使)扩张

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
disnot, apart, away
+
tendstretch, extend
=distend

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The balloon will distend as you pump more air into it.

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