broaden

['brɔ:dn]

v.变宽, 扩大, 开阔

vi.

变宽, 变阔; 扩大

One's views broaden at college.

一个人的见解在大学时代变得开阔起来。

vt.

使宽, 使阔; 使扩大

This narrow highway should be broadened.

这条狭窄的公路应该加宽。

词形变化

名词: broadener | 动词过去式: broadened | 动词过去分词: broadened | 动词现在分词: broadening | 动词第三人称单数: broadens |

词义辨析

同义:

v.加宽, 伸展

widen  enlarge  expand  extend  open  open up  spread  spread out  stretch  distend  dilate  swell  deepen

v.增加

increase  develop  augment  supplement  add to  

同义参见:

magnify  inflate  aggrandize  amplify  generalize  augment  

英英释义

动词 broaden:

make broader

extend in scope or range or area

同义词：widen, extend

vary in order to spread risk or to expand

同义词：diversify, branch out

become broader

补充

broadenbroaden英:[ˈbrɔ:dn] 美:[ˈbrɔdn]vt. & vi.1.使…变宽, 扩展The river broadens here.河流在这里变宽了。This broadened my vision and knowledge.这件事使我打开了眼界, 增长了知识。

例句

1. We must broaden our appeal.我们必须吸引更多人。 2. I thought you wanted to broaden your horizons.我原以为你想要开阔视野。 3. We'll broaden the discussion out in a minute.我们很快将扩大讨论范围。 4. As we drove towards Chamdo, the river broadened.我们驶近昌都时, 河面越来越宽。 5. The smile broadened to a grin.笑容变得更加灿烂, 嘴巴也咧开了。 6. The political spectrum has broadened.政治范围扩大了。 7. They say that travel broadens the mind.他们说旅行可以使人胸襟开阔。 8. Our interests broadened after trips to museums.参观过许多博物馆后我们的兴趣广泛起来了。 9. We have always tried to broaden our minds.我们总是力图使我们的视界开阔。 10. The road was broadened into a four-lane highway.此路被扩大成四车道的公路。 11. her smile broadened.微笑在她脸上荡漾开来。 12. the river slowed and broadened out slightly.水流的速度减慢，河面也稍微变宽了点。 13. her interests broadened as she grew up.随着年龄的增长她的兴趣变广了。 14. [with obj.]he has to broaden Labour's appeal to the whole community.他不得不在整个社区扩大工党的吸引力。 15. Travel broadens the mind (= it makes you understand other people better).旅游增广见识。 16. They need to broaden their understanding of other cultures.他们需要增加对其他文化的了解。 17. The police have broadened the scope of the investigation.警方扩大了调查范围。 18. "Travel can help to broaden your horizons/mind. [=increase the range of your knowledge, understanding, or experience]"旅行有助于开阔眼界。 19. The road broadens [=widens] near the airport.临近机场时，道路变宽了。 20. Her smile broadened when I told her the good news.我告诉她这个好消息时，她笑得更灿烂了。 21. The investigation has broadened to include the mayor's staff.调查已经扩大到市长的工作人员。 22. "His interests broadened to include art and music, not just sports."他的爱好不只是运动，还包括艺术和音乐。