expanse

US [ɪkˈspæns]
UK [ɪk'spæns]
  • n.广阔
  • Web宽阔的区域；广阔的区域；膨胀
Plural Form：expanses  

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expanse
n.
1.
~ (of sth)
一大片，广阔，宽广，浩瀚（尤指陆地或海洋）a wide and open area of sth, especially land or water
a wide/vast expanse of blue sky
广阔的蓝天
flat expanses of open farmland
平坦而辽阔的农田

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1.
Looked away again, only to see a vast expanse of whiteness of the sea and sky merged into one, are hard to tell it's water or days.
再向远处望去，只看见白茫茫的一片海水与天空合为一体，都分不清是水还是天。
zài xiàng yuǎn chù wàng qù , zhǐ kàn jiàn bái máng máng de yī piàn hǎi shuǐ yǔ tiān kōng hé wéi yì tǐ , dōu fēn bù qīng shì shuǐ hái shì tiān 。
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2.
Apart from man, in the seas, in the air and the vast expanse of the heavens there is an extraordinary sense of purity and orderly existence.
抛开人类不说，在海洋里，在天空中，在宇宙的广阔深处，都有着一种非常意义上的纯净和秩序的存在。
pāo kāi rén lèi bù shuō , zài hǎi yáng lǐ , zài tiān kōng zhōng , zài yǔ zhòu de guǎng kuò shēn chù , dōu yǒu zhe yī zhǒng fēi cháng yì yì shàng de chún jìng hé zhì xù de cún zài 。
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3.
Yet if you could zoom out of this tiny island to gaze across the entire expanse of Asia, you will see that she is not alone.
然而，如果将目光从这个小小的岛国移开，视野遍布整个亚洲，你会发现这样的老妇人并非特例。
rán ér , rú guǒ jiāng mù guāng cóng zhè ge xiǎo xiǎo de dǎo guó yí kāi , shì yě biàn bù zhěng gè yà zhōu , nǐ huì fā xiàn zhè yàng de lǎo fù rén bìng fēi tè lì 。
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4.
Evidently though, even back in ancient Greek times the word also held a meaning of "a vast expanse" or "a huge quantity" of something.
显而易知，即使追溯到古希腊时代，世界仍然有着这样的意思：拥有广阔区域或者巨大数量的事物。
xiǎn ér yì zhī , jí shǐ zhuī sù dào gǔ xī là shí dài , shì jiè réng rán yǒu zhe zhè yàng de yì si : yōng yǒu guǎng kuò qū yù huò zhě jù dà shù liàng de shì wù 。
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5.
Above the expanse over their heads was what looked like a throne of sapphire, and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man.
在他们头以上的穹苍之上有宝座的形像，彷佛蓝宝石；在宝座形像以上有彷佛人的形状。
zài tā men tóu yǐ shàng de qióng cāng zhī shàng yǒu bǎo zuò de xíng xiàng , fǎng fó lán bǎo shí ; zài bǎo zuò xíng xiàng yǐ shàng yǒu fǎng fó rén de xíng zhuàng 。
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6.
For this reason, the sight of the well-ordered, unbroken expanse of the city's lights always brought me a great sense of relief.
正因为这个，每当看到竟然有序，连成一片的城市灯光总会带给我释然的感觉。
zhèng yīn wèi zhè ge , měi dāng kàn dào jìng rán yǒu xù , lián chéng yī piàn de chéng shì dēng guāng zǒng huì dài gěi wǒ shì rán de gǎn jué 。
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7.
Indeed, its role in the history of civilisation has "far surpassed [that of] any other expanse of sea" .
确实，在世界文明史上，地中海的影响力大大超出了其他任何海域。
què shí , zài shì jiè wén míng shǐ shàng , dì zhōng hǎi de yǐng xiǎng lì dà dà chāo chū le qí tā rèn hé hǎi yù 。
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8.
He navigated his way through the shelves, toward the rear of the massive expanse, and stopped at a black metal door.
他沿着书架，巡视着，朝着后面巨量的书籍走去，在一扇黑色的金属门前，停了下来。
tā yán zhe shū jià , xún shì zhe , cháo zhe hòu mian jù liàng de shū jí zǒu qù , zài yī shàn hēi sè de jīn shǔ mén qián , tíng le xià lái 。
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9.
Is a vast expanse of sea, or a layer of foam, but she was never so lovely, smile so bright appeared in front of him.
还是茫茫一片的大海，还是一层又一层的浪花，可是她却再也不会那么可爱地、笑得那么灿烂地出现在他面前了。
hái shì máng máng yī piàn de dà hǎi , hái shì yī céng yòu yī céng de làng huā , kě shì tā què zài yě bú huì nà me kě ài de 、 xiào de nà me càn làn de chū xiàn zài tā miàn qián le 。
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10.
And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky. "
上帝说：“水要多多滋生有生命的物；要有雀鸟飞在地面以上，天空之中。”
shàng dì shuō : " shuǐ yào duō duō zī shēng yǒu shēng mìng de wù ; yào yǒu què niǎo fēi zài dì miàn yǐ shàng , tiān kōng zhī zhōng 。 "
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