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Widely Adverb Big Sell 英 Waɪdli] 美 Waɪdli Adv.广泛地;大大地

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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