| 英语单词 | widely |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['waɪdli] 美 ['waɪdli] |
| 中文释义 | adv.广泛地;大大地 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The steamboat is not widely in use now. (2) Barley is planted widely in this area. (3) They differ widely in their opinions. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 如今汽船不是那么广泛地被应用。 (2) 大麦在这个地区广泛种植。 (3) 他们的意见分歧很大。 |
| vocabulary简明 | The adverb widely is good for describing something that happens over a broad area or in a big way. If it is widely believed that the stock market will crash, then you better sell, sell, sell. |
| vocabulary扩展 | If the houses in your neighborhood vary widely, there is an enormous amount of difference between each house — a tiny bungalow next door to a huge mansion, for example. Likewise, when you smile widely at a cute little kid, it's a big smile. The adverb widely comes from the adjective wide, or broad, from an Old English root word, wīd, "spacious or extensive." |
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