widen 详细解释

widen

['waidn]

vt.加宽, 使变宽, 扩大
vi.变宽

vt.

放宽; 加宽; 扩大

The city is widening this street.

该城正在拓宽这条街。

vi.

变宽; 扩大

词形变化

名词: widener | 动词过去式: widened | 动词过去分词: widened | 动词现在分词: widening | 动词第三人称单数: widens |

词义辨析

同义参见:

distend  dilate  broaden  amplify  aggrandize  enlarge  

反义参见:

condense  

英英释义

动词 widen:

become broader or wider or more extensive

make (clothes) larger

同义词：let out

make wider

extend in scope or range or area

同义词：broaden, extend

补充

widenwiden英:[ˈwaidn] 美:[ˈwaɪdn]vt. & vi.1.放宽, 加宽, (使)变宽Her outlook gradually widens.她的眼光渐渐开阔了。They are widening the road.他们在加宽路面。

例句

1. They're widening the road to make another lane.他们正在拓宽道路以增加一条车道。 2. They could widen their experience by going on a course.他们可以通过上课来增加经验。 3. These policies will widen the gap between the rich and the poor.这些政策将会增大贫富差距。 4. The river widens considerably at this point.河道在此处大幅度变宽。 5. Wage differences in the two areas are widening.两个地区的工资差距正在拉大。 6. The search for my brother widened.对我弟弟的搜索范围扩大了。 7. They are trying to widen the discussion to include environmental issues.他们正在尽量拓宽讨论范围以纳入环境问题。 8. The gap between income and expenditure has widened to 11%.收入和支出之间的差额已扩大到11%。 9. [with obj.]the incentive to dredge and widen the river.疏浚并加宽河流的激励机制。 10. [no obj.]his grin widened.他咧着嘴，笑得更厉害了。 11. the lane widened out into a small clearing.小径渐行渐宽，前面出现了一小块林间空地。 12. The road widens just up ahead.再往前一点儿道路就变宽了。 13. The city is going to widen the road.市政府准备拓宽这条马路。 14. They plan to widen the investigation.他们计划扩大调查范围。 15. The team widened [=increased] their lead in the fifth inning.这支队在第五局扩大了领先优势。 16. Her eyes widened in surprise.她吃惊地瞪大眼睛。 17. They went swimming at a spot where the river widens.他们到河面变宽的地方游泳去了。 18. The widening [=increasing] gap between incomes was noted in the study.这项研究指出收入差距日益增大。 19. The scope of the investigation has widened.调查的范围已经扩大。

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