wid·en
verb/ˈwaɪdn/
/ˈwaɪdn/
Word Family
- wide adjective adverb
- widely adverb
- widen verb
- width noun
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they widen | /ˈwaɪdn/ /ˈwaɪdn/ |
| he / she / it widens | /ˈwaɪdnz/ /ˈwaɪdnz/ |
| past simple widened | /ˈwaɪdnd/ /ˈwaɪdnd/ |
| past participle widened | /ˈwaɪdnd/ /ˈwaɪdnd/ |
| -ing form widening | /ˈwaɪdnɪŋ/ /ˈwaɪdnɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to become wider; to make something wider
（使）变宽；加宽；拓宽；放宽 - Her eyes widened in surprise.
她惊讶地睁大了眼睛。 - Jasmine's eyes widened with disbelief.
贾丝明怀疑地睁大双眼。 - widen into something Here the stream widens into a river.
溪水在这里变宽，成了一条河。 - widen out The road gradually widens out.
道路逐渐开阔。 - widen something 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- greatly
- …
- from
- into
- to
- …
- Her eyes widened in surprise.
- [intransitive, transitive] to become larger in degree or range; to make something larger in degree or range
（使）扩展，程度加深，范围扩大 - Another concern is the widening gap between rich and poor.
另一个令人担忧的问题是贫富差距不断扩大。 - widen something 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。
Extra Examples- The gap between rich and poor has widened considerably.
贫富之间的差距拉开得相当大了。 - The trade deficit had widened from £26 billion to £30 billion.
贸易逆差已由 260 亿英镑扩大到了 300 亿英镑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- greatly
- …
- from
- into
- to
- …
- Another concern is the widening gap between rich and poor.
Idioms
widen the net
- to consider or include a larger range of options or possibilities, especially when searching for something
扩大范围，广撒网（寻找） - It's time to widen the net in the search for a suitable candidate.
该扩大范围寻找合适的人选了。
- It's time to widen the net in the search for a suitable candidate.