1 V-ERG (使)变宽;(把…)加宽 If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other. (使)变宽;(把…)加宽
SYN get wider, spread, extend, expand
2 V-ERG (使)扩大;(使)扩展;(使)增加 If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in range or it affects a larger number of people or things. (使)扩大;(使)扩展;(使)增加
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U.S. prosecutors have widened a securities-fraud investigation. [VERB noun]
美国检察官扩大了对一起证券欺诈案的调查范围。
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The search for my brother widened. [VERB]
对我弟弟的搜索范围扩大了。
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Newspapers enjoyed a widening circle of readers. [VERB-ing]
报纸拥有越来越广泛的读者群。
3 VERB (眼睛)睁大 If your eyes widen, they open more. (眼睛)睁大
4 V-ERG (使)(差距)拉大 If a difference or gap widens or if something widens it, it becomes greater. (使)(差距)拉大
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Wage differences in the two areas are widening. [VERB]
两个地区的工资差距正在拉大。
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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。
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...policies that widen the gap between the rich and the poor. [VERB noun]
拉大贫富差距的政策
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