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、湍急的河流。 - The river gets quite wide here.
这条河在这里变得很宽。 - 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。
- The road was fairly wide.
这条路相当宽。 - 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.
这条路一次只能容下一辆车。
- 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
多种多样的商品 - The company offers a wide array of services to businesses.
该公司为企业提供广泛的服务。 - 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，该项目可以给更广泛的社区带来积极的利益。 - The contributors to this volume represent a wide spectrum of opinion on the subject.
这本书的作者代表了对这个问题的广泛意见。 - Publication on the internet makes the material accessible to a wider public for the first time.
在互联网上发布，首次让更广泛的公众可以获得这些材料。 - 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。
- 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.
博物馆正试图吸引更多观众。 - 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.
总的目标是在全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
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- far and wide
- a wide range/choice/variety/selection of goods
- very big
很大的 - 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
仅用于比较级和最高级 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。
- 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。
- 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。
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
构成形容词和副词 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从一边到另一边
large number/amount大量
difference/gap差距；缺口
general广泛
eyes眼睛
not close距离远
-wide全…范围
词源Old 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.