Hanami started at noon, so we prepared drinks and food, spread out leisure sheets, and waited for the participants to come.
中午就開始賞花了，所以我們準備了飲料和食物，展開野餐墊、並等待參與者的到來。
We spread out materials all over our desks, and together we researched diseases that are prevalent around the world.
我們把資料在展開在桌上、並一起研究世界各地的流行疾病
I like to spread butter on toast at breakfast and put a fried egg on top.
我喜歡在早餐時在吐司上塗上奶油、並放上一顆煎蛋。
註：spread＝在麵包、或餅乾上展開（抹開）的特殊用法
I study English for 3 hours every day to spread the importance of English throughout Taiwan.
我每天學習三小時的英語，並將英語的重要性擴展到台灣各地。
We dream that the games we create will spread around the world.
我們夢想我們創作的遊戲能夠擴展到全世界。
The future of the company will depend on expanding investment in foreign companies as well as in Taiwan.
公司未來的發展將取決於，擴大台灣和國外企業的投資。
We are considering expanding to a global scale to make Taiwanese rice a global favorite.
我們正在考慮擴大到全球規模，讓台灣米成為全球的寵兒。
You can expand your cultural exchange by going out to eat with people from all over the world and having conversations with them.
你可以透過與來自世界各地的人一起吃飯、以及交談來擴大你的文化交流。
The number of people I have met has increased as my hobby has expanded.
隨著我的嗜好不斷擴大，我遇見的人也越來越多。
Promote
當要進行「宣傳、或推廣」時，便會使用到「promote」這個單字。
Promote 的英語例句：
To promote the new product, we used many media including television, newspapers, and social networking sites.
為了推廣充新產品，我們使用了包括電視、報紙、社群網站在內的多種媒體。
He learned from many business books how to promote his online services.
他從許多商業書籍中學習如何推廣他的線上服務。
「擴」的類似表達方式
以下，讓我們繼續來看看類似「擴展」的「擴散、膨脹、發展、增加」的英語表達方式吧！
擴散：diffuse
當大家想表達「光、或熱的擴散」時，便可使用「diffuse」來表現。
Diffuse 的英語例句：
Our university invented a new device last month to diffuse light.
我們大學上個月發明了一種用來擴散光的新裝置。
They work in their labs all year long on ways to diffuse odors.
他們整年都在他們的實驗室裡研究擴散氣味的方法。
膨脹：swell、inflate
當大家想表達「身體某個部位腫脹」時，便可使用「swell」來表現。
此外，倘若是像氣球「充氣、並使其膨脹」那樣，則必須使用「inflate」來表現喔！
Swell的英語例句：
I fell and hurt myself last week but didn’t go to the hospital, so my wound swelled up.
我上週跌倒受傷了，但沒去醫院，所以傷口腫起來了。
Inflate的英語例句：
As a child, I was not good at inflating balloons, but as an adult, I can do it.
小時候我不擅長吹脹氣球，但長大後我做到了。
發展：develop
當大家想表達「經濟、或城鎮的發展」時，便可使用「develop」來表現。
Develop 的英語例句
I read in the newspaper that to revitalize the town, we need to develop the local economy.
我在報紙上看到，若要振興小鎮，我們需要發展當地經濟。
We plan to raise funds from investors to develop future business plans.
Thanks to the new commercial buildings, the area’s population has increased by 10% over the last year.
多虧新的商業建築，此區的人口在過去一年增加了10%。
To increase employee salaries each year, the president has created various evaluation systems to keep employees motivated.
為了每年增加員工的薪資，總裁設立了各種評價系統來維持員工的積極性。
Rise的英語例句：
Due to rising prices, the prices of food and supplies have skyrocketed and need to be saved.
由於物價上升，食物、生活用品價格暴漲，因此需要節省。
As the price of gasoline rose, I changed to commuting by train instead of driving to work.
