Saturday, 28 February 2009

Shanghai auto show opens for business

quadruple Hide phoneticsverb [I or T] to become four times as big, or to multiply a number or amount by four:The number of students at the college has quadrupled in the last ten years.We expect to quadruple our profits this year.
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extensive Hide phoneticsadjectivecovering a large area; having a great range:a school with extensive groundsextensive repairs to the motorway
Her knowledge of music is extensive (= she knows a lot about music).
The wedding received extensive coverage in the newspapers.
rong rai

ostentatious Hide phoneticsadjective DISAPPROVINGtoo obviously showing your money, possessions or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you:
They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.an ostentatious gesture/manner
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