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| /ˈwaɪdn/ |
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| 1 | I to become wider 变宽 |
| His eyes widened in shocked disbelief. 他眼睛瞪得大大的，简直不敢相信。 |
| | 1a | T to make something wider 使变宽；加宽 | | They’ re planning to widen the road outside our house. 他们计划拓宽我们房子外的道路。 | |
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| 2 | I to increase 增加；扩大 |
| The gap between rich and poor seems to be widening. 贫富差距似乎在拉大。 |
| | 2a | T to increase something 增加；扩大 | | The police are widening the scope of their investigation. 警方正在扩大他们的调查范围。 | | They’ re widening the choice of foreign languages available. 他们正在增加可选的外语种类。 | |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| widening adj |
| an ever-widening range of goods 日益丰富的商品种类 |
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