widen
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other. 使變寬; 變寬
He had an operation last year to widen a heart artery. 他去年動了一次擴張心髒動脈的手術。
2. V-T/V-I If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in range or it affects a larger number of people or things. 擴大
U.S. prosecutors have widened a securities-fraud investigation. 美國檢察官已經擴大了一個証券欺詐案的調查範圍。
3. V-T/V-I If a difference or gap widens or if something widens it, it becomes greater. 拉大 (不同或差距)
Wage differences in the two areas are widening. 兩個地區之間的工資差距正在拉大。
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widen /ˈwaɪdən/ (widening,widened,widens)
剑桥词典
- They are widening the road in our village .
- He is having an operation to widen the space in his arteries .
- The valley widens here.
widen verb [I or T] (DISTANCE)
to become , or to make something greater in width(使)變寬,加寬;放寬
As it approaches the sea , the river begins to widen (out). 隨著河流接近入海口,河道開始變寬。
例句
widen verb [I or T] (AMOUNT)
to (cause something to) become larger or to include a larger amount or number(使)變寬;(使)變多;(使)變大
His eyes /smile widened. 他睜大了眼睛/大笑起來。
Why not widen the discussion to include the Muslim and Jewish points of view ? 爲什麽不擴大討論的範圍,把伊斯蘭教和猶太教的觀點也包括進來? 返回 widen