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🔑 wide BrE /waɪd / NAmE /waɪd / adjective wide adjective adverb 🔑 widely adverb 🔑 widen verb width noun 🔑 (wider , wid·est ➤ from one side to the other 从一边到另一边 🔑 measuring a lot from one side to the other ◆ a wide river ◆ Sam has a wide mouth . ◆ a jacket with wide lapels ◆ Her face broke into a wide grin . OPP narrow ➡ see also width 🔑 measuring a particular distance from one side to the other ◆ How wide is that stream ? ◆ It's about 2 metres wide . ◆ The road was just wide enough for two vehicles to pass . ➤ large number /amount 大量 🔑 including a large number or variety of different people or things ; covering a large area ◆ a wide range /choice /variety of goods ◆ Her music appeals to a wide audience . ◆ Jenny has a wide circle of friends . ◆ a manager with wide experience of industry ◆ It's the best job in the whole wide world . ◆ The incident has received wide coverage in the press . ◆ The festival attracts people from a wide area . ➤ difference /gap 差距；缺口 🔑 very big ◆ There are wide variations in prices . ➤ general 广泛 (only used in the comparative and superlative 仅用于比较级和最高级 general ; not only looking at details ◆ the wider aims of the project ◆ We are talking about education in its widest sense . wide / broad These adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns. 以上形容词常与下列名词连用：
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. * wide 为最普通用语，指宽阔。broad 较常用以指身体部位宽、阔。（不过 wide 可与 mouth 连用。）broad 在较正式的场合或书面语中指乡村景物辽阔、开阔 ： ◆ a broad river 宽阔的河流 ◆ a broad stretch of meadowland 一片辽阔的草原 Both wide and broad can be used to describe something that includes a large variety of different people or things. * wide 和 broad 均可用以表示人或事物种类很多 ： ◆ a wide/broad range of products 各种各样的产品 Broad , but not wide , can be used to mean 'general' or 'not detailed'. * broad 可表示大概、粗略、不详细，wide 无此义 ： ◆ All of us are in broad agreement on this matter. 我们大家就此事基本达成一致意见。 ➤ eyes 眼睛 fully open ◆ She stared at him with wide eyes . ➤ not close 距离远 ~ (of sth )far from the point aimed at ◆ Her shot was wide (of the target ).➤ -wide 全…范围 (in adjectives and adverbs 构成形容词和副词 happening or existing in the whole of a country , etc . ◆ a nationwide search ◆ We need to act on a Europe -wide scale . ● give sb /sth a wide ˈberth to not go too near sb /sth ; to avoid sb /sth ◆ He gave the dog a wide berth . ● wide of the ˈmark not accurate ◆ Their predictions turned out to be wide of the mark . 🔑 wide BrE /waɪd / NAmE /waɪd / wide adjective adverb widely adverb widen verb width noun adverb (wider , wid·est as far or fully as possible ◆ The door was wide open . ◆ The championship is still wide open (= anyone could win . ◆ She had a fear of wide -open spaces . ◆ He stood with his legs wide apart . ◆ In a few seconds she was wide awake . ◆ Open your mouth wide . ● cast your net wide to consider a lot of different people , activities , possibilities , etc . when you are looking for sth ● far and ˈwide over a large area ◆ They searched far and wide for the missing child . 🔑 wide BrE /waɪd / NAmE /waɪd / wide adjective adverb widely adverb widen verb width noun noun (sport 体育 a ball that has been bowled = thrown ) where the batsman batter cannot reach it
