enlarge

大きくする、拡大する

物を今より大きくすること。

やさしい英語で： To make something bigger.

• Click here to enlarge the photo.
• They enlarged the kitchen last year.
• Can you enlarge the text so I can read it?

使い方： enlarge something to something (Can you enlarge the picture to twice its size?)

類義語： make bigger, expand, magnify

反対語： reduce, shrink

よく使う表現： enlarge a photo, enlarge an image, enlarge the room

広げる、拡充する

含められる範囲、できること、または理解を広げること。

やさしい英語で： To increase what something can include, achieve, or help you understand.

• Travel can enlarge your understanding.
• The new law enlarged the council’s powers.
• Reading widely has enlarged her knowledge of other cultures.

類義語： broaden, extend, expand

反対語： limit, narrow

よく使う表現： enlarge someone’s understanding, enlarge the scope, enlarge someone’s powers

詳しく述べる

ある話題について、さらに詳しく話したり書いたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To speak or write about a subject in greater detail.

• Please enlarge on that point.
• She enlarged upon her proposal during the meeting.
• The author enlarges on this subject in the final chapter.

使い方： enlarge on something (Could you enlarge on your reasons for leaving?); enlarge upon something (The speaker enlarged upon the benefits of the plan.)

類義語： elaborate, expand

よく使う表現： enlarge on something, enlarge upon something