粵

膨paang4脹zoeng3

simp膨胀
paang4 zoeng3péng zhàng

English

  1. to expand
  2. (verb) (of making Bread) Proofing
  3. to inflate
  4. to swell
  5. to physically expand in size
  6. (of prices) to rise; to inflate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 物體體積變大
  2. (價格)上升

Examples

  • 呢個時候女性犯人嘅內臟器官由於失去咗肌肉嘅約束,都係向外膨脹緊。

    Tatoeba · Andrea5437 CC BY

  • 利率和通货膨胀很高。

    Interest rates and inflation were high.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 随着通货膨胀的发展美元贬值了。

    The value of the dollar declines as the rate of inflation rises.

    Tatoeba · wangzi0921 CC BY

  • 首先,因为海水变热时膨胀,海平面可能提高。

    First of all, the level of the ocean could rise, because ocean water expands as it grows warmer.

    Tatoeba · vermouthmjl CC BY

  • 他在牆上鑽了個洞,把膨脹螺栓塞進去,擰上一顆螺絲,然後在螺絲上掛了一幅阿爾卑斯山的畫。

    He drilled a hole in the wall, pushed a Rawlplug into it, screwed in a screw, and hung on the screw a picture of the Alps.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 受熱膨脹

    to expand when heated ----

  • 通貨膨脹

    (economics) inflation

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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