broaden

US [ˈbrɔd(ə)n]
UK [ˈbrɔːd(ə)n]
  • v.变宽；变阔；（使）扩大影响；增长（经验、知识等）
  • Web加宽；放宽；拓宽
Simple Present：broadens  Present Participle：broadening  Past Tense：broadened  

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broaden
v.
1.
[i]
变宽；变阔to become wider
Her smile broadened.
她笑得更加灿烂了。
2.
[t][i]
~ (sth)
（使）扩大影响to affect or make sth affect more people or things
a promise to broaden access to higher education
拓宽高等教育渠道的承诺
The party needs to broaden its appeal to voters.
该党需要进一步吸引选民。
3.
[t]
~ sth
增长（经验、知识等）to increase your experience, knowledge, etc.
Few would disagree that travel broadens the mind(= helps you to understand other people's customs, etc.) .
旅游有助于开阔眼界，很少有人会不同意这一点。
Spending a year working in the city helped to broaden his horizons .
在城市工作的一年拓宽了他的视野。

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"I would urge you to broaden your focus just a bit, " Mr Bernanke told the senators.
伯南克对参议员们表示：“我劝你们把视角稍微放宽一点。”
bó nán kè duì cān yì yuán men biǎo shì : " wǒ quàn nǐ men bǎ shì jiǎo shāo wēi fàng kuān yì diǎn 。 "
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2.
For any job search, you should start with a narrow concept -- what you think you want to do -- then broaden it.
作为任何一家职位搜索引擎，你都需要从目标设定开始—你想做什么工作—然后再扩展它。
zuò wéi rèn hé yì jiā zhí wèi sōu suǒ yǐn qíng , nǐ dōu xū yào cóng mù biāo shè dìng kāi shǐ — nǐ xiǎng zuò shén me gōng zuò — rán hòu zài kuò zhǎn tā 。
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3.
Chuah says the concept has been a key contributor to Cosway's total turnover as it has enabled the company to broaden its sales coverage.
蔡博士说，这一概念已成为关键因素科斯韦总营业额的，因为它使该公司能够扩大其销售范围。
cài bó shì shuō , zhè yī gài niàn yǐ chéng wéi guān jiàn yīn sù kē sī wéi zǒng yíng yè é de , yīn wèi tā shǐ gāi gōng sī néng gòu kuò dà qí xiāo shòu fàn wéi 。
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4.
Apart from my work, I got around the state as much as I could to broaden my contacts and strengthen my organization for the next election.
工作之余，我还尽量到州里的各个地方去走走，以扩大我的关系网，加强组织机构为我下一次选举做准备。
gōng zuò zhī yú , wǒ hái jǐn liàng dào zhōu lǐ de gè gè dì fāng qù zǒu zǒu , yǐ kuò dà wǒ de guān xì wǎng , jiā qiáng zǔ zhī jī gòu wèi wǒ xià yī cì xuǎn jǔ zuò zhǔn bèi 。
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5.
In this regard, the Delegation pointed out that there was no empirical evidence of the need to broaden existing protection standards.
就此，该代表团指出，没有经验证据证明需要扩大现有保护标准。
jiù cǐ , gāi dài biǎo tuán zhǐ chū , méi yǒu jīng yàn zhèng jù zhèng míng xū yào kuò dà xiàn yǒu bǎo hù biāo zhǔn 。
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I could envision more comprehensive reform proposals that would be able to broaden coverage and bring down costs.
我还能想象出更多更全卖弄的改革方案，既能扩大覆盖面，又能降低系统成本。
wǒ hái néng xiǎng xiàng chū gèng duō gèng quán mài nòng de gǎi gé fāng àn , jì néng kuò dà fù gài miàn , yòu néng jiàng dī xì tǒng chéng běn 。
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7.
But such a campaign would also be much more likely to broaden into a wider regional war.
不过，这种轰炸战也更有可能扩大为更广泛的地区战争。
bú guò , zhè zhǒng hōng zhà zhàn yě gèng yǒu kě néng kuò dà wèi gèng guǎng fàn de dì qū zhàn zhēng 。
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8.
If there is only a single-boarded bridge between you and others, please try to broaden it with your great sympathy.
如果你和他人之间只有一座独木桥，那么，请你以博大的胸怀去加宽这座生命的桥梁；
rú guǒ nǐ hé tā rén zhī jiān zhǐ yǒu yī zuò dú mù qiáo , nà me , qǐng nǐ yǐ bó dà de xiōng huái qù jiā kuān zhè zuò shēng mìng de qiáo liáng ;
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9.
I said: 'It was distressful , but it also propelled me to acquire new skills and broaden my horizons.
我说：‘那很糟糕，但同时也促使我去学一些新的技能，开阔了我的视野。
wǒ shuō : ' nà hěn zāo gāo , dàn tóng shí yě cù shǐ wǒ qù xué yì xiē xīn de jì néng , kāi kuò le wǒ de shì yě 。
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'There's a tremendous opportunity for McDonald's if they broaden out, ' he said, adding that the company has sufficient capital to invest.
他说，如果麦当劳的门店增多，将有无限商机等着它。另外他还补充说，麦当劳有充足的投资资金。
tā shuō , rú guǒ mài dāng láo de mén diàn zēng duō , jiāng yǒu wú xiàn shāng jī děng zhe tā 。 lìng wài tā hái bǔ chōng shuō , mài dāng láo yǒu chōng zú de tóu zī zī jīn 。
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