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breadth n.宽度 (1) 桌子的长度是它的宽度的两倍。 Breadth often refers to a physical measurement, but it can also be used to describe comprehensiveness or largeness of any kind, such as breadth of knowledge or breadth of experience. In the famous sentence describing Macedonian king Alexander the Great, the word breadth is used to indicate the vastness of Alexander’s empire: “When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.”

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英 [bredθ] 美 [bredθ] (1) The length of the table is twice its breadth. If you measure the distance of an object from side to side, you are measuring the object’s breadth: “Theodore measured the breadth of the table before buying it to make sure it would fit in his small kitchen.” 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]宽度 The breadth of something is the distance between its two sides.   [oft N of n]The breadth of the whole camp was 400 paces.整个营地的宽度为400步。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]广度；广泛性 The breadth of something is its quality of consisting of or involving many different things.   [oft N of n]Older people have a tremendous breadth of experience...年长者阅历相当丰富。His breadth of knowledge filled me with admiration.他学识渊博，令我非常钦佩。3[PHRASE 短语]到处；处处 If you say that someone does something or something happens throughout or across the length and breadth of a place, you are emphasizing that it happens everywhere in that place.   [PHR n]  [emphasis]The group built their reputation by playing across the length and breadth of North America...这个乐队通过到北美各地演出打响了知名度。She has travelled the length and breadth of Britain.她游历了英国各地。4See also:hair's breadth；

英语单词	breadth
英美音标	英 [bredθ] 美 [bredθ]
中文释义	n.宽度
英语例句	(1) The length of the table is twice its breadth.
中文例句	(1) 桌子的长度是它的宽度的两倍。
vocabulary简明	If you measure the distance of an object from side to side, you are measuring the object’s breadth: “Theodore measured the breadth of the table before buying it to make sure it would fit in his small kitchen.”
vocabulary扩展	Breadth often refers to a physical measurement, but it can also be used to describe comprehensiveness or largeness of any kind, such as breadth of knowledge or breadth of experience. In the famous sentence describing Macedonian king Alexander the Great, the word breadth is used to indicate the vastness of Alexander’s empire: “When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.”
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]宽度 The breadth of something is the distance between its two sides. [oft N of n] The breadth of the whole camp was 400 paces. 整个营地的宽度为400步。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]广度；广泛性 The breadth of something is its quality of consisting of or involving many different things. [oft N of n] Older people have a tremendous breadth of experience... 年长者阅历相当丰富。 His breadth of knowledge filled me with admiration. 他学识渊博，令我非常钦佩。 3 [PHRASE 短语]到处；处处 If you say that someone does something or something happens throughout or across the length and breadth of a place, you are emphasizing that it happens everywhere in that place. [PHR n] [emphasis] The group built their reputation by playing across the length and breadth of North America... 这个乐队通过到北美各地演出打响了知名度。 She has travelled the length and breadth of Britain. 她游历了英国各地。 4 See also:hair's breadth ；

Breadth Length N Table Distance Knowledge Alexander N Uncount