widened

英 [ˈwaɪdnd]

美 [ˈwaɪdnd]

v.  (使)变宽; 加宽; 拓宽; 放宽; (使)扩展，程度加深，范围扩大
widen的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：widened　过去式：widened　

BNC.46300 / COCA.34863

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）变宽;（把…）加宽
  If youwidensomething or if itwidens, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other.
  1. He had an operation last year to widen a heart artery...
     去年他接受了一个扩张心脏动脉的手术。
  2. The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
     河流转向东流时河道大幅度变宽。
• V-ERG (使)扩大;(使)扩展;(使)增加
  If youwidensomething or if itwidens, it becomes greater in range or it affects a larger number of people or things.
  1. U.S. prosecutors have widened a securities-fraud investigation...
     美国检察官扩大了对一起证券欺诈案的调查范围。
  2. The search for my brother widened...
     对我弟弟的搜索范围扩大了。
  3. Newspapers enjoyed a widening circle of readers.
     报纸拥有越来越广泛的读者群。
• VERB (眼睛)睁大
  If your eyeswiden, they open more.
  1. His eyes widened as he spoke the words.
     他说这番话时眼睛瞪大了。
• V-ERG (使)(差距)拉大
  If a difference or gapwidensor if somethingwidensit, it becomes greater.
  1. Wage differences in the two areas are widening...
     两个地区的工资差距正在拉大。
  2. The US trade deficit widened to $7.59 billion in November.
     11月美国的贸易赤字扩大到75.9亿美元。
  3. ...policies that widen the gap between the rich and the poor.
     拉大贫富差距的政策

双语例句

• During the Second World War, industrial wage differentials in Britain widened.
  第二次世界大战期间，英国的劳工工资级差进一步拉大了。
• The search for my brother widened
  对我弟弟的搜索范围扩大了。
• But within many countries income gaps have widened.
  但在很多国家内部，收入差距却扩大了。
• Malone's eyes widened. 'You're having me on, Liam.'
  马隆瞪大了双眼。“你在戏弄我吧，利亚姆。”
• He has widened his acquaintance with literature.
  他扩大了对文学的了解。
• A chair with an arm that has been widened for writing.
  有一个被拓宽了的椅臂的椅子。
• America's trade gap widened
  美国的贸易逆差加大了。
• And it noted that this gap had widened considerably over time.
  且该研究还注意到，这一差距随时间推移，急剧扩大。
• But it is not only in technology and commerce that glass has widened its horizons.
  但玻璃拓宽的范围不仅仅是在技术和商业上。
• His arguments widened my ideas.
  他提出的论点开阔了我的思路。