expand

To make or become larger or more extensive; to give more detail about something.

• expansion/ɪkˈspænʃən/(n)扩张；扩展
• expansive/ɪkˈspænsɪv/(adj)广阔的；善谈的
• expandable/ɪkˈspændəbəl/(adj)可扩展的

• expand into
• expand the business
• expand capacity
• rapid expansion
• expand on a point
• expand operations
• expand the team
• expand globally

1. 1.The company plans to expand into three new markets in Southeast Asia over the next two years.
2. 2.Could you expand on that point? I'm not sure I fully understood the implication.

• grow/ɡrəʊ/— increase in size
• extend/ɪkˈstɛnd/— make larger or longer
• scale up /skeɪl ʌp/ (increase in size proportionally)

from Latin "expandere" = to spread out, from "ex-" (out) + "pandere" (to spread)