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widewaIdadj-r, -st having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, esp. in comparison with its length; not narrow宽的,宽阔的,广阔的a wide river/road/gap/table/nose/foot宽阔的河流/道路/缺口/桌子/鼻子/脚His eyes were wide (= opened much more than usual) with surprise.他惊奇得睁大了双眼。(fig.) There's a wide (= large) gap between her publicly stated policies and her private views.她公开阐述的政策与她的个人观点之间有着极大的差距。You use wide when describing how long the distance between the two sides of something is.宽度为…的,…宽的The rectangle is 5 cm long and 1.9 cm wide.这个矩形长5厘米宽1.9厘米。How wide are your skis?你的滑雪板有多宽?The swimming pool is 5 metres wide.这个游泳池的宽度是5米。Wide is also used to describe something that includes many different types of thing or that covers a large range or area.范围大的,广泛的They sell a wide range of skin-care products.他们销售各种各样的护肤产品。She has a wide experience of teaching, in many different schools.她在许多不同学校工作过有着丰富的教学经验。The Green Party no longer enjoys wide support (= the support of many people).绿党不再享有广泛的支持。(infml) To give someone or something a wide berth is to avoid a person or place.避开某人(或某物),对某人(或某物)敬而远之He owed me money so was giving me a very wide berth.他欠我的钱,因此对我敬而远之。They are not realistic plays, and it would not be too far wide of the mark (= wrong) to call them dreams or fantasies.这是些不真实的剧本,称它们为空想或幻想并不离谱。A wide-angle (lens) is a camera LENS that provides a wider view than usual.广角透镜A wide-bodied aircraft is wider and larger than average.(飞机)机身宽大的,宽体的Most of the planes which carry passengers across the Atlantic are wide-bodied jets.大部分载运乘客飞越大西洋的飞机都是宽体喷气式飞机。(Br infml disapproving) A wide boy is a man who is dishonest or who deceives people in the way he does business.骗子,不诚实的人Some of the younger property developers are real wide boys.一些年轻点的房地产开发商是真正的骗子。If you say that someone is wide-eyed, you mean that their eyes are open much wider than usual or (fig.) that they are too willing to believe and admire what they see or are told.睁大着眼睛的;(喻)轻信的,单纯的At that time I was still a wide-eyed youngster.那个时候,我还是一个单纯的年轻人。[WIDTH]
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