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widen vt.加宽；使变宽；扩大vi.变宽 (1) 他们打算什么时候把这些街道加宽?(2) 特伦特先生希望这座城市不会实现它的拓宽街道的计划。(3) 我们应当使得到适当医药救护的机会更为扩大。(4) 他想扩充自己在这一行业的知识。(5) 广泛阅读书籍能扩大你的知识面。(6) 他眼睛睁大，既惊讶又怀疑。

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英 ['waɪdn] 美 ['waɪdn] (1) When are they going to widen the streets?(2) Mr.Trent hopes the city won't go through with its plans to widen the street.(3) We should widen the opportunities for adequate medical care.(4) He wants to widen his knowledge of the industry.(5) Reading books widely can widen your knowledge.(6) His eyes widened in shocked disbelief. 1[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）变宽；（把…）加宽 If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other.   [V n]  [V]He had an operation last year to widen a heart artery...去年他接受了一个扩张心脏动脉的手术。The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.河流转向东流时河道大幅度变宽。wideningThey have ordered the widening of the road where the incident took place.他们已下令拓宽出事路段。2[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)扩大；(使)扩展；(使)增加 If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in range or it affects a larger number of people or things.   [V n]  [V]  [V-ing]U.S. prosecutors have widened a securities-fraud investigation...美国检察官扩大了对一起证券欺诈案的调查范围。The search for my brother widened...对我弟弟的搜索范围扩大了。Newspapers enjoyed a widening circle of readers.报纸拥有越来越广泛的读者群。3[VERB 动词](眼睛)睁大 If your eyes widen, they open more.   [V]His eyes widened as he spoke the words.他说这番话时眼睛瞪大了。4[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(差距)拉大 If a difference or gap widens or if something widens it, it becomes greater.   [V]  [V to/from/by amount]  [V n]Wage differences in the two areas are widening...两个地区的工资差距正在拉大。The US trade deficit widened to $7.59 billion in November.11月美国的贸易赤字扩大到75.9亿美元。...policies that widen the gap between the rich and the poor.拉大贫富差距的政策

英语单词	widen
英美音标	英 ['waɪdn] 美 ['waɪdn]
中文释义	vt.加宽；使变宽；扩大 vi.变宽
英语例句	(1) When are they going to widen the streets? (2) Mr.Trent hopes the city won't go through with its plans to widen the street. (3) We should widen the opportunities for adequate medical care. (4) He wants to widen his knowledge of the industry. (5) Reading books widely can widen your knowledge. (6) His eyes widened in shocked disbelief.
中文例句	(1) 他们打算什么时候把这些街道加宽? (2) 特伦特先生希望这座城市不会实现它的拓宽街道的计划。 (3) 我们应当使得到适当医药救护的机会更为扩大。 (4) 他想扩充自己在这一行业的知识。 (5) 广泛阅读书籍能扩大你的知识面。 (6) 他眼睛睁大，既惊讶又怀疑。
柯林斯解释	1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）变宽；（把…）加宽 If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other. [V n] [V] He had an operation last year to widen a heart artery... 去年他接受了一个扩张心脏动脉的手术。 The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east. 河流转向东流时河道大幅度变宽。 widening They have ordered the widening of the road where the incident took place. 他们已下令拓宽出事路段。 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)扩大；(使)扩展；(使)增加 If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in range or it affects a larger number of people or things. [V n] [V] [V-ing] U.S. prosecutors have widened a securities-fraud investigation... 美国检察官扩大了对一起证券欺诈案的调查范围。 The search for my brother widened... 对我弟弟的搜索范围扩大了。 Newspapers enjoyed a widening circle of readers. 报纸拥有越来越广泛的读者群。 3 [VERB 动词](眼睛)睁大 If your eyes widen, they open more. [V] His eyes widened as he spoke the words. 他说这番话时眼睛瞪大了。 4 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(差距)拉大 If a difference or gap widens or if something widens it, it becomes greater. [V] [V to/from/by amount] [V n] Wage differences in the two areas are widening... 两个地区的工资差距正在拉大。 The US trade deficit widened to $7.59 billion in November. 11月美国的贸易赤字扩大到75.9亿美元。 ...policies that widen the gap between the rich and the poor. 拉大贫富差距的政策

Widen [V Eyes V Erg 及物/不及物动词 N Ed Greater