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

Patrolling vast expanses, this wanderer of the far north has adapted to cycles of feast or famine.
巡逻着宽广的地域，来自北方的流浪者早已习惯了饱餐与饥饿的轮回。
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。
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。
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。
Researchers have pinpointed the trigger that turns a disordered assembly of locusts into a coordinated marching army capable of devastating vast expanses of crops and natural vegetation.
科学家发现了让一大群无序的蝗虫变为有秩序行军的蝗群的原因。这种蝗群可以破坏大面积的作物和自然植被。
An air photograph taken at that time would have revealed spotted villages, linked together by unsurfaced roads and separated by expanses of forest or swamp.
那个年代里做的空中拍照能显示出错落有致的村庄，用凹凸不平的道路连着，也被铺展的一片片森林或沼泽彼此隔开着。
But for the rest of us, the vast expanses of black text make the print version something to be consulted, not enjoyed.
但对我们其余人来说，其庞大的内容使印刷版只能用于查询，而不能用于享受阅读的乐趣。
As I said earlier, times of transition offer larger windows of opportunity and broad expanses for pitfalls.
正如我刚才所说，过渡时期带来更多的机会和广阔的陷阱地带。
We stood on the high ridge, looking down on the flaming expanses of broomcorn.
我们站在高岗上，俯察那片火红的高粱地。
Instead of spray paint though, bits of white coral harvested from local beaches are arranged into messages, which seem to glow against the islands black lava expanses.
尽可能避免油漆喷射，小块白色珊瑚虫是在局域海滩收获的被安排作为讯息使用，那个似乎发出光亮“心形珊瑚虫”构造和岛屿上的黑色火山岩形成强烈反差。