expanses

英 [ɪksˈpænsɪz]

美 [ɪkˈspænsɪz]

n. 一大片，广阔，宽广，浩瀚(尤指陆地或海洋)
expanse的复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 广袤;辽阔;浩瀚
Anexpanse ofsomething, usually sea, sky, or land, is a very large amount of it.
1. ...a vast expanse of grassland.
  广阔的草原

双语例句

It has an extensive expanses of forest and gardens, an active tea plantation, and plots devoted to cultivation of a variety of Chinese vegetables for the picturesque resort's own use.
酒店里绿树成荫，花园繁茂，还有一间生机勃勃的茶坊和几片种着各式中国蔬菜的菜园，供这家风景如画的度假酒店自给自足。
The wide expanses of ocean on three sides of South Africa have a moderating influence on its climate.
三面靠海的地形对南非的气候有缓和的作用。
Visitors to the test events have marvelled at the space age structures but were surprised at the expanses of concrete and lack of greenery.
参与测试活动的人们都对奥运场馆宇宙概念的架构表示惊叹，不过他们也指出混凝土的使用范围太广，场馆中缺乏绿色元素。
Ergs are vast expanses of sand dunes like this area in Oman.
尔格是巨大的广阔的沙丘就像这样的地区在阿曼。
Vast expanses of untamed wilderness punish intruders with feral brutality.
广阔无边的无羁荒野用野性的残忍惩罚入侵者。
There is soil that looks like broad expanses of red silk, decorated with the long curving rows of pink and white flowers of the cotton plant.
此地还有红绸般的大片土壤，上面点缀着棉地里的粉红色和白色花朵。
Determined to pursue greater natural expanses and the origins of life, at age24 Yayanagi embarked on a two year journey through the Mediterranean, Brazil, finally chasing the sun to Africa.
为了追寻更广阔的自然及生命的起源，矢柳氏于廿四岁那年开始了为期两年的旅程。他周游地中海、巴西，更为著艳阳到过非洲。
And they would have to be applied during the locusts'solitary phase, when they are scarce targets across vast expanses of land.
而且这些化学物质需要在蝗虫处于孤单状态的时候使用，而那时候它们是分布在广阔土地上的稀疏目标。
Its vast expanses are relentlessly being tamed and subdivided into plots for family homes, as couples seek inexpensive property and good schools near the city.
广阔的土地被全部开垦并且分给一个个家庭，居民们在城市周边寻找着便宜的房子和较好的学校。
On a recent rainy afternoon, Zeng Guohui, a41-year-old laborer, walked to an abandoned mine where he used to shovel ore, and pointed out still-barren expanses of dirt and mud.
在一个即将下雨的下午，曾国辉，这个41岁的工人，来到了在他过去工作过的废弃矿井旁，这里仍然是一片泥泞的荒凉的地方。