The explorer gazed across the vast Arctic expanse. the great explorers who crossed the vast expanses of the seven seas in small ships
Recent Examples on the WebBrad Ryan paused to take in the scene before him: Mountains with perfect peaks, a lush valley and an endless expanse of untouched Alaskan wilderness. Sydney Page, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 The backyards, however, were all sunbaked bare dirt tinged with weeds, and many houses, like ours, had a large slope rising above an expanse of flat ground. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 The strikes — for which each side blames the other — have stirred fears of a radiation release if combat rages on in this area, an expanse of farm fields along the banks of the Dnieper. Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022 Now, the large windows in Shockley’s new bright and airy classroom look out at an expanse of dirt — where their old school used to be. Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 10 Aug. 2022 The family has set aside the 316 acres at Elk Meadows, an expanse filled with aspen trees and summer wildflowers, in a conservation easement held by Utah Open Lands, a nonprofit land trust dedicated to preserving and protecting open spaces in Utah. Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Aug. 2022 Aside from the airport, the area is relatively undeveloped, just an expanse of woods and wetlands along Back River. Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2022 Michael Chubb stares out into an expanse of wild grass dotted with sandhill cranes. Natalia Galicza, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2022 But this time, the backdrop is almost as memorable as the $80,000 dress: an expanse of oversize teal-carnation wallpaper. Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 26 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
New Latin expansum, from Latin, neuter of expansus, past participle of expandere
ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤broad, endless, great, huge, infinite, large, limitless, long, vast, wide廣闊的區域;一望無際的區域;巨大的區域;很長的區域;遼闊的區域;寬廣的區域◇a vast expanse of sand大片沙灘➤unbroken連成一大片的區域▸➤barren, bleak, desolate, empty貧瘠的地域;荒涼的區域;空曠的地域◇a bleak expanse of concrete一片光禿禿的混凝土建築區➤flat平坦的地域◇She stood looking out over the flat expanse of fields.她站在那裏遙望開闊而平坦的田野。➤open空曠的空間➤grassy, treeless大片草地;沒有樹木的地域➤blue, green, grey/gray, white碧藍的/綠油油的/灰濛濛的/白茫茫的大片地區◇the white expanses of the frozen north北方白茫茫的冰封原野➤shining閃亮的一片◇the desk's shining expanse of polished wood亮閃閃的拋光木質桌面PREPOSITION➤expanse of⋯的區域