1. The rabbits destroyed huge expanses of Australia and threatened the sheep and cattle industries. 这些兔子摧毁了澳大利亚的大片土地，并威胁到与羊和牛相关的产业。
2. Wind farms, which generate electricity using arrays of thousands of wind-powered turbines, require vast expanses of open land. 风力发电场使用数千个风力涡轮机阵列发电，这需要大片开阔的土地。
3. Other researchers go even further, suggesting that the data provide evidence for large open expanses of water on the early Martian surface. 其他研究者取得了进一步成果，他们认为，这些资料证明了在早期的火星表面上存在大片开阔的水域。
4. With no natural predators and expanses of green suburban neighborhoods that allow no hunting, wildlife officials estimate the New Jersey deer population to have grown to exceed 175,000. 由于没有天敌，又有大片绿色的郊区禁止捕猎，野生动物官员估计，新泽西鹿的数量已经超过17.5万只。
5. Everywhere he looked he saw the evidence of vast expanses of time. 他在所见之处见证了时间的广阔无边。
