distended v. (使)膨胀,肿胀(distend 的过去式和过去分词)
- The stomach, distended by fermented gas, twists around and flips over on its long axis.
由于发酵气体而膨胀的胃缠绕并轻弹它的长型膨胀轴。 - The study in the European Respiratory Journal zinked this with weight gain and pressure on the lungs and trachea caused by the distended abdomen.
该项发表于《欧洲呼吸期刊》的研究认为,此与体重增加,以及肺部和气管受到腹部膨胀造成的压力有关。 - Through this incision, the abdominal cavity is distended with carbon dioxide gas.
二氧化碳气体通过这个切口进入,造成腹腔肿胀。
Distend \Dis*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distended}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Distending}.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum;
dis- + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to
distend, d['e]tendre to unbend. See {Tend}, and cf.
{Detent}.]
1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to
stretch. [R.]
But say, what mean those colored streaks in heaven
Distended as the brow of God appeased? --Milton.
2. To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to
enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to
produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a
bladder, the stomach, etc.
The warmth distends the chinks. --Dryden.
Syn: To dilate; expand; enlarge; swell; inflate.