broaden

verb

/ˈbrɔːdn/

Word Family

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they broaden	/ˈbrɔːdn/ /ˈbrɔːdn/
he / she / it broadens	/ˈbrɔːdnz/ /ˈbrɔːdnz/
past simple broadened	/ˈbrɔːdnd/ /ˈbrɔːdnd/
past participle broadened	/ˈbrɔːdnd/ /ˈbrɔːdnd/
-ing form broadening	/ˈbrɔːdnɪŋ/ /ˈbrɔːdnɪŋ/

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[intransitive] to become wider变宽；变阔
- Her smile broadened.她笑得更加灿烂了。
[transitive, intransitive] broaden (something) to affect or make something affect more people or things（使）扩大影响
- a promise to broaden access to higher education拓宽高等教育渠道的承诺
- The party needs to broaden its appeal to voters.该党需要进一步吸引选民。
[transitive] broaden something to increase your experience, knowledge, etc.增长（经验、知识等）
- Few would disagree that travel broadens the mind (= helps you to understand other people's customs, etc.).旅游有助于开阔眼界，很少有人会不同意这一点。
- Spending a year working in the city helped to broaden his horizons.在城市工作的一年拓宽了他的视野。