v.(动词)

1. 加宽，放宽，弄宽，拓宽，弄阔
2. 扩大，扩展
3. 变阔，变宽
4. 使张开，睁大
5. 范围扩大
6. 程度加深

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 放宽,加宽,(使)变宽 make wide or wider

Verb:

1. become broader or wider or more extensive;

   "The road widened"
   

2. make (clothes) larger;

   "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"
   

3. make wider;

   "widen the road"
   

4. extend in scope or range or area;

   "The law was extended to all citizens"
   "widen the range of applications"
   "broaden your horizon"
   "Extend your backyard"
   

1.（使）变宽;（把…）加宽
If youwiden something or if itwidens, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other.

widen的近义词

e.g. He had an operation last year towiden a heart artery...
去年他接受了一个扩张心脏动脉的手术。
e.g. The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
河流转向东流时河道大幅度变宽。

widening
They have ordered the widening of the road where the incident took place.
他们已下令拓宽出事路段。

2.(使)扩大;(使)扩展;(使)增加
If youwiden something or if itwidens, it becomes greater in range or it affects a larger number of people or things.

e.g. U.S. prosecutors have widened a securities-fraud investigation...
美国检察官扩大了对一起证券欺诈案的调查范围。
e.g. The search for my brother widened...
对我弟弟的搜索范围扩大了。

3.(眼睛)睁大
If your eyeswiden, they open more.

e.g. His eyes widened as he spoke the words.
他说这番话时眼睛瞪大了。

4.(使)(差距)拉大
If a difference or gapwidens or if somethingwidens it, it becomes greater.

e.g. Wage differences in the two areas are widening...
两个地区的工资差距正在拉大。
e.g. The US trade deficitwidened to $7.59 billion in November.
11月美国的贸易赤字扩大到75.9亿美元。

1. 加宽：widely 广泛地 |widen 加宽 | widespread 普及的

2. 加宽,变宽：wide 宽阔的,完全的,充分的 |widen 加宽,变宽 | widespread 分布广的,普遍的

3. widen的意思

3. 加宽,扩大 vi.变宽,变阔扩大：widely 广泛地,普遍地;广博地;大大地 |widen 加宽,扩大 vi.变宽,变阔扩大 | widespread 分布广的,普遍的

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. Her outlook gradually widens.
   她的眼光渐渐开阔了。
2. The river widens as it flows.
   这条河越流越宽。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. They are widening the road.
   他们在加宽路面。
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2. This road needs to be widened.
   这条路需要加宽。

• The gates thus widen'd..Their ample entrance to the English gaue.

  出自：M. Drayton

When are they going to widen the streets?

他们打算什么时候把这些街道加宽?

Mr.Trent hopes the city won't go through with its plans to widen the street.

特伦特先生希望这座城市不会实现它的拓宽街道的计划。

We should widen the opportunities for adequate medical care.

我们应当使得到适当医药救护的机会更为扩大。

He wants to widen his knowledge of the industry.

他想扩充自己在这一行业的知识。

Reading books widely can widen your knowledge.

广泛阅读书籍能扩大你的知识面。

His eyes widened in shocked disbelief.

他眼睛睁大，既惊讶又怀疑。

Her eyes widened in surprise.

她惊讶地睁大了眼睛。

Here the stream widens into a river.

溪水在这里变宽，成了一条河。

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。

the widening gap between rich and poor

贫富之间日益扩大的差距

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。

He had an operation last year to widen a heart artery...

去年他接受了一个扩张心脏动脉的手术。

The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.

河流转向东流时河道大幅度变宽。

U.S. prosecutors have widened a securities-fraud investigation...

美国检察官扩大了对一起证券欺诈案的调查范围。

The search for my brother widened...

对我弟弟的搜索范围扩大了。

His eyes widened as he spoke the words.

他说这番话时眼睛瞪大了。

Wage differences in the two areas are widening...

两个地区的工资差距正在拉大。

The US trade deficit widened to 7.59 billion in November.

11月美国的贸易赤字扩大到75.9亿美元。

So Red Eagle seized the opportunity to widen the gap.

所以红鹰队抓住机会扩大比分差距.

Her brown eyes widen and she sniffs loudly.

她棕色的眼睛张大,用鼻子发出不不的声音.

For one thing , these activities can widen our knowledge.

因此, 我们可以参照此办法来设计基础写作的解题过程.

The real test will come when spreads start to widen again.

当息差开始扩大的时候,实际考验就要来了.

widen and ease . Get rid of fatigue . Enhance the ability of memory.

开阔放松,提神醒脑,增强记忆,祛除疲劳.

In order to widen your horizon, knowledge, I was reading extensively with professional of relevant books.

为了开阔眼界 、 丰富知识, 我广泛地阅读了各类与专业相关的书籍.

Let's widen and intensify our relations.

让我们扩大并加强我们的各种联系吧.

He wants to widen his knowledge of the industry.

他想扩充自己在这一行业的知识.

Iran had worked hard to widen the opposition to sanctions, but Mr Ahmadinejad seemed untroubled.

伊朗政府努力争取反对制裁的国家, 但是艾哈迈迪-内贾德似乎并不以为意.

Further studies should widen the scope of this interesting method.

进一步的研究将扩大这个重要方法的应用范围.

Thirdly, it can help us to shun trade barriers, and widen the export market.

再次, 有利于我们规避各种贸易壁垒, 维护和开辟了出口市场.

Thirdly, adopt the appropriate financial policy leniently, widen the channel for investment and financing.

第三 、 采取适度从宽的财政金融政策, 拓宽投融资渠道.

It was finally making sense. He did want us to widen our views.

显而易见, 他想使我们扩展视野.