wide
adjective OPAL W
/waɪd/
/waɪd/
(comparative wider, superlative widest)
Word Family
Idioms - wide adjective adverb
- widely adverb
- widen verb
- width noun
- measuring a large distance from one side to the other
宽的；宽阔的 - It's a wide, fast-flowing river.
这是一条宽阔、水流湍急的河流。 - The river gets quite wide here.
河流到这里变得很宽阔。 - He wore a jacket with wide lapels.
他穿一件大翻领的夹克衫。 - Her face broke into a wide grin.
她满脸堆笑。
Extra Examples- The road was fairly wide.
道路相当宽阔。 - Sam has a wide mouth.
萨姆有一张大嘴。
- It's a wide, fast-flowing river.
- measuring a particular distance from one side to the other
…宽的；宽度为…的 - How wide is that stream?
那条小溪有多宽？ - It's about 2 metres wide.
它大约 2 米宽。 - The road was just wide enough for two vehicles to pass.
这条路的宽度刚好能让两辆车开过。 - The road was only wide enough for only one vehicle at a time.
道路的宽度只够一次只允许一辆车通过。
- How wide is that stream?
- [usually before noun] including a large number or variety of different people or things; covering a large area
大量的；广泛的；范围大的 - a wide range/choice/variety/selection of goods
各种各样的商品 - The company offers a wide array of services to businesses.
公司给企业提供各式各样的服务。 - Her music appeals to a wide audience.
她的音乐吸引了大批的听众。 - It's the best job in the whole wide world.
这是整个大千世界中最好的工作。 - Experts believe the project could bring positive benefits to the wider community.
专家认为，这个工程会给更多居民带来好处。 - The contributors to this volume represent a wide spectrum of opinion on the subject.
本卷的作者们代表了针对这一主题的各种不同观点。 - Publication on the internet makes the material accessible to a wider public for the first time.
网上发表可以让更多的公众第一次有机会获取这些资料。 - He is a manager with a wide experience of industry.
他是一位具有丰富行业经验的经理。 - Jenny has a wide circle of friends.
珍妮交友甚广。 - The incident has received wide coverage in the press.
这个事件已被新闻界广泛报道。 - The festival attracts people from a wide area.
这个艺术节吸引了四面八方的人。
Extra Examples- We stock a wide range of goods.
我们备有种类繁多的货品。 - Try to develop a wide vocabulary.
尽量扩大自己的词汇量。 - There is wide disagreement on this issue.
在这个问题上存在广泛的分歧。 - The museum is trying to attract a wider audience.
这家博物馆想吸引更多参观者。 - The young talent at the club deserves wider recognition.
俱乐部中的这位年轻才子应该得到更广泛的认可。 - The general aim is for a wider distribution of wealth throughout society.
总体目标是在整个社会更广泛地分配财富。 - The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.
当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围内进行。 - a very wide range of clothing
各种类型的服装
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- far and wide
- a wide range/choice/variety/selection of goods
- very big
很大的；巨大的 - The Australians won by a wide margin.
澳大利亚队以大比分获胜。 - There are wide variations in prices.
价格的变动很大。
- The Australians won by a wide margin.
- (only used in the comparative and superlative) general; not only looking at details
一般的；广泛的 - the wider aims of the project
该计划更广义的宗旨 - We are talking about education in its widest sense.
我们在讨论最广义的教育。 - You can't just look at it in terms of the immediate problem. You've got to see it in a wider context.
这件事不能只看眼前问题，必须从更广大的背景来考虑。
Which Word? wide / broadwide / broadThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns:wide ~ broad ~ street shoulders river back area smile range range variety agreement choice outline - Wide is the word most commonly used to talk about something that measures a long distance from one side to the other. Broad is more often used to talk about parts of the body. (Although wide can be used with mouth.) It is used in more formal or written language to describe the features of the countryside, etc:
- a broad river
一条宽阔的河流 - a broad stretch of meadowland.
一片广阔的草地
- a broad river
- Both wide and broad can be used to describe something that includes a large variety of different people or things:
- a wide/broad range of products.
广泛/广泛的产品。
- All of us are in broad agreement on this matter.
我们所有人在这个问题上都达成了广泛的共识。
- a wide/broad range of products.
- the wider aims of the project
- fully open
睁大的；全张开的 - She stared at him with wide eyes.
她睁大了眼睛瞪着他。
Extra Examples- His eyes grew wide.
他双目圆睁。 - Their eyes were wide with fear.
他们惊恐地睁大了眼睛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- go
- grow
- …
- extremely
- really
- very
- …
- with
- She stared at him with wide eyes.
- wide (of something) far from the point aimed at
远离目标 - Her shot was wide (of the target).
她打的枪脱了靶。 - Her shot fell just wide of the target.
她的子弹偏离了目标。
- Her shot was wide (of the target).
- (in adjectives and adverbs) happening or existing in the whole of a country, etc.
全（国等）范围的 - a nationwide search
全国性的搜查 - We need to act on a Europe-wide scale.
我们得在全欧洲范围内采取行动。
- a nationwide search
from one side to the other
large number/amount
difference/gap
general
eyes
not close
-wide
Word OriginOld English wīd ‘spacious, extensive’, wīde ‘over a large area’, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
give somebody/something a wide berth
- to not go too near somebody/something; to avoid somebody/something
对…避而远之；退避三舍 - He gave the dog a wide berth.
他远远避开那条狗。
- He gave the dog a wide berth.
wide of the mark
- not accurate
不准确；离谱 - Their predictions turned out to be wide of the mark.
后来发现他们的预测结果太离谱了。
- Their predictions turned out to be wide of the mark.