widen

美 ['waɪd(ə)n]

英 ['waɪd(ə)n]

过去分词：widened 现在分词：widening 第三人称单数：widens

搭配

v.+n.

widen highway,widen horizon,widen gulf,widen distance

widen

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1.	[i][t] （使）变宽；加宽；拓宽；放宽to become wider; to make sth wider

	Her eyes widened in surprise. 她惊讶地睁大了眼睛。
	Here the stream widens into a river. 溪水在这里变宽，成了一条河。
	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。

2.	[i][t] （使）扩展，程度加深，范围扩大to become larger in degree or range; to make sth larger in degree or range

	the widening gap between rich and poor 贫富之间日益扩大的差距
	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。