broadening
present participle ofbroaden
单词 | broadening |
释义 | broadening present participle ofbroaden broaden verb uk/ˈbrɔː.dən/us/ˈbrɑː.dən/broadenverb(WIDER)[IorT] tobecomewider, or tocausesomething tobecomewider: Thetrackbroadens andbecomesaroadat thispoint. They are broadening thebridgetospeedup theflowoftraffic. Enlarging and inflating
broadenverb(MORE GENERAL)C1[T] toincreasetherangeof something: They'veintroducedallsortsof newelementsto thatprogrammeinorderto broadenitsappeal. Ihopedthat going tocollegemight broaden myhorizons(=increasetherangeof myknowledgeandexperience). broadenthe/yourmind to make someoneunderstandmore andknowmore about differentsubjects,ideas,places, etc.: They say thattravelbroadens themind. TheInternetcan givechildrenopportunitiesto broadentheirminds. Elaborating, specifying and simplifying
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Learning & knowing Phrasal verbbroaden out Examplesofbroadeningbroadening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. To 'broaden knowledge'(an aspect of 'broadeningappreciation') came third with 20 per cent. From theCambridge English Corpus When recombination is included, both the density and potential profiles show significantbroadening. From theCambridge English Corpus More rapid binding kinetics result in resonance linebroadeningand this situation must be dealt with in some way. From theCambridge English Corpus The concept of communicative competence, initially developed for ethnographic research, appeared to offer an intellectual basis for pedagogicbroadening. From theCambridge English Corpus Exclusive groups draw part of their strength and self-definition from their narrowness -broadeningthem, or lowering the barriers to entry, simply weakens them. From theCambridge English Corpus The physical size of the sucker results in abroadeningof the worm at this point and is generally the widest aspect of the worm. From theCambridge English Corpus The gradualbroadeningof the spectral lines closer to the target, that is, with decreasing distance y, is obvious. From theCambridge English Corpus This is the situation where the linear frequencybroadeningis absent and is the crucial case to test our ideas on phase-locking and coherence. From theCambridge English Corpus In short, for many,broadeningaccess may take precedence over health outcomes maximization. From theCambridge English Corpus The hypothesis that there is less variation among sign languages can be tested only bybroadeningthe range of sign languages studied. From theCambridge English Corpus This critique encouraged reforming initiatives from the opposition aimed at eliminating corruption but not atbroadeningthe basis of political participation. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, in addition tobroadeningthe scope of rights that ought to be measured, political scientists need to deepen their sources of information. From theCambridge English Corpus Market actors may use their opportunities forbroadeningtheir sphere of activity to circumvent public policies that would impose regulatory costs on them. From theCambridge English Corpus The communicative competence model proved highly successful inbroadeningthe scope of classroom teaching and applied linguistics. From theCambridge English Corpus He also makes suggestions aboutbroadeningone's views in order to form a good relationship with the community. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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