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

• The Internet has facilitated the communication among people, widened their horizons and enriched their life.
  互联网便利了人们的沟通，开拓了人们的视野，丰富了人们的生活。
• The search for my brother widened
  对我弟弟的搜索范围扩大了。
• He has widened his acquaintance with literature.
  他扩大了对文学的了解。
• 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。
• His arguments widened my ideas.
  他提出的论点开阔了我的思路。
• The industrial revolution widened the gaps both between countries and within them.
  工业革命扩大了国与国之间及国家内部的贫富差距。
• The old ambiguity disappeared and the protected Club of "systemically important financial institutions" widened.
  原有的模糊消失了，“系统重要性金融机构”这一受保护的俱乐部扩大了。
• 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。
• Although average incomes have increased, the gap between rich and poor has widened.
  虽然平均收入增加了，但加大了贫富差距。
• His eyes widened as he spoke the words.
  他说这番话时眼睛瞪大了。