distending

英[dɪ'stend] 美[dɪ'stend]
  • v.扩大;扩张;吹大;膨胀
distended distended distending distends
Verb:
  1. become wider;

    "His pupils were dilated"

  2. cause to expand as it by internal pressure;

    "The gas distended the animal's body"

  3. swell from or as if from internal pressure;

    "The distended bellies of the starving cows"

    1. Swollen or distended beyond normal size by fluid or gaseous material.
      肿胀的液体或气体材料超过正常尺寸的肿胀或膨胀
    2. Having eyes with greatly distended pupils.
      眼珠暴突的具有带有膨大的瞳孔的眼睛的