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

He has widened his acquaintance with literature.
他扩大了对文学的了解。
Most of the streets in the city have been widened.
这个城市里的大多数街道已经拓宽了。
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。
But within many countries income gaps have widened.
但在很多国家内部，收入差距却扩大了。
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。
They not only built many new houses but widened many roads as well.
他们不仅建造了许多新房，也拓宽了许多马路。
His eyes widened as he spoke the words.
他说这番话时眼睛瞪大了。
The gap between the best and poorest childcare provision in the European Union has widened
欧盟最好和最差的儿童保育服务之间的差距扩大了。
The tunnels have been widened and deepened.
各条隧道都已拓宽加深。
A chair with an arm that has been widened for writing.
有一个被拓宽了的椅臂的椅子。