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distended

/dih-sten-did/US // dɪˈstɛn dɪd //

膨胀的,胀大的,臃肿的,臃肿

Related Words

bulging隆起的,鼓胀的,鼓胀,鼓鼓的bloated臃肿的,臃肿,膨胀的,臃肿不堪的enlarged扩大的,增大的,放大的,扩大inflated膨胀的,膨大的,膨胀,膨胀型expanded扩大的,扩展的,扩大,扩大了stretched捉襟见肘,捉襟见肘的,伸展的,绵延的puffy蓬松的,蓬头垢面,蓬头垢面的,蓬松tumescent膨体,膨胀型,膨胀式,肿胀性tumid瘤子,瘤,瘤子的,瘤子的人turgid干涩的,干巴巴的,干瘪的,干涩

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : increased, as in size, volume, etc.; expanded; dilated: the distended nostrils of the terrified horse.
    • : swollen, by or as by internal pressure, out of normal size or shape; protuberant: distended wineskins; the distended arteries of his neck.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.swollen
Synonyms
bloated臃肿的,臃肿,膨胀的,臃肿不堪的bulging隆起的,鼓胀的,鼓胀,鼓鼓的enlarged扩大的,增大的,放大的,扩大expanded扩大的,扩展的,扩大,扩大了inflated膨胀的,膨大的,膨胀,膨胀型stretched捉襟见肘,捉襟见肘的,伸展的,绵延的puffed out膨大的,呼哧呼哧,喘着粗气说,喘着粗气的puffy蓬松的,蓬头垢面,蓬头垢面的,蓬松tumescent膨体,膨胀型,膨胀式,肿胀性tumid瘤子,瘤,瘤子的,瘤子的人turgid干涩的,干巴巴的,干瘪的,干涩

Examples

  • In two or three seconds she had become suggestive of an animal, her nostrils distended, the upper lip drawn back from her teeth.

  • The Countess Lavinia slowly turned her head and fixed her distended eyes on the speaker.

  • He thought her speech outrageous; his nostrils distended a little and his eyes darkened.

  • The stomach was much distended, and when I state this fact I am sure it will excite much curiosity as to the reason why.

  • By way of doing so, he set up a stout fence-rail between his landlord's distended jaws, and went away.

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