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ふくらむ 膨らむ
ふくらます 膨らます
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/ikspǽnd, eks-/ 〔外へ(ex)広がる(pand)〕〈派〉expansion(名)
〖動〗(~s/-pǽn(d)z/; ~・ed/-id/; ~・ing)
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1 [SVO(M)]〈人が〉(大きさ・数量などの点で)…を〔…へと〕広げる, 拡張[拡大]する〔into〕; 〈金属・タイヤなど〉を膨張させる(⇔contract)

~ one's chest 胸を大きく広げる

~ one's knowledge 知識をふやす

~ one's business into new areas 商売を新しい地域へ広げる.

2 〈話題・議論など〉を〔…へと〕発展[展開]させる〔into

~ one's experiences into a novel 経験を小説にする.

3 ((正式))〈人〉を〔…で〕くつろがせる, 〈心〉を〔…で〕広げる, 伸ばす〔with, by

She was ~ed with food and drink. 彼女は飲食物をとって一息ついた.

|自|
1 [SV(M)]〈川・町などが〉〔…へと〕広がる, 拡大する〔into, to〕; 〈心などが〉〔…と共に〕発展[発達]する(develop)〔with〕; 〈花弁などが〉ふくらむ; 〔…で〕膨張する〔with

~ with heat 熱でふくらむ

The internet is rapidly and continuously ~ing. インターネットは急速にそして絶え間なく拡大しつつある.

2 ((主に文))〈人・心が〉〔…で〕なごむ, 打ち解ける(relax); 〈顔が〉〔…で〕ほころぶ〔in, with〕.
3 〔…について〕詳細に話す[書く](enlarge)〔on, upon〕.

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