widen
verbWord Family
- wide adjective adverb
- widely adverb
- widen verb
- width noun
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they widen | |
| he / she / it widens | |
| past simple widened | |
| past participle widened | |
| -ing form widening |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to become wider; to make something wider （使）变宽；加宽；拓宽；放宽 Her eyes widened in surprise. 她惊讶地睁大了眼睛。 Jasmine's eyes widened with disbelief. 贾丝明怀疑地睁大双眼。 - widen into something
Here the stream widens into a river. 溪水在这里变宽，成了一条河。 - widen out
The road gradually widens out. 道路逐渐开阔。 - widen something
They may have to widen the road to cope with the increase in traffic. 他们可能得拓宽这条道路以适应车辆的增多。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- greatly
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- from
- into
- to
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- [intransitive, transitive]
to become larger in degree or range; to make something larger in degree or range （使）扩展，程度加深，范围扩大 Another concern is the widening gap between rich and poor. 另一个担忧是日益扩大的贫富差距。 - widen something
We plan to widen the scope of our existing activities by offering more language courses. 我们计划通过开设更多的语言课程以扩大我们现有的活动范围。 The legislation will be widened to include all firearms. 这项法规的范围将扩大到包括所有的枪支。
Extra ExamplesThe gap between rich and poor has widened considerably. 贫富之间的差距拉开得相当大了。 The trade deficit had widened from £26 billion to £30 billion. 贸易逆差已由 260 亿英镑扩大到了 300 亿英镑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- greatly
- …
- from
- into
- to
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Idioms
widen the net
to consider or include a larger range of options or possibilities, especially when searching for something 扩大： 考虑或包括更大范围的选择或可能性，尤其是在搜索某些东西时It's time to widen the net in the search for a suitable candidate. 是时候拓宽视野寻找合适的人选了。