widen

verb

/ˈwaɪdn/

Word Family

wide adjective adverb
widely adverb
widen verb
width noun

动词形式

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/

Idioms

[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。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- considerably
- dramatically
- greatly
- …
preposition
- from
- into
- to
- …
[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.另一个担忧是日益扩大的贫富差距。
- 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以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。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- considerably
- dramatically
- greatly
- …
preposition
- from
- into
- to
- …

Idioms

widen the net

to consider or include a larger range of options or possibilities, especially when searching for something扩大：考虑或包括更大范围的选择或可能性，尤其是在搜索某些东西时
- It's time to widen the net in the search for a suitable candidate.是时候拓宽视野寻找合适的人选了。