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

• America's trade gap widened
  美国的贸易逆差加大了。
• The tunnels have been widened and deepened.
  各条隧道都已拓宽加深。
• 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。
• 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。
• The track widened as it met the road.
  小路在和公路相交的地方变宽了。
• Meg's eyes widened in admiration.
  梅格羡慕地睁大了双眼。
• 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。
• Many streets in this city have been widened in the past two years.
  在过去的两年间，这座城市的许多街道都被拓宽了。
• A chair with an arm that has been widened for writing.
  有一个被拓宽了的椅臂的椅子。