widen

US [ˈwaɪd(ə)n]
UK ['waɪd(ə)n]
  • v.拓宽；加宽；放宽；（使）变宽
  • Web扩展；扩大；使变宽
Simple Present：widens  Present Participle：widening  Past Tense：widened  

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widen
v.
1.
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（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.
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（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。

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AllAll,拓宽拓宽,加宽加宽,放宽放宽,变宽变宽,扩展扩展,扩大扩大,使变宽使变宽
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The public was not ready to widen the sense of responsibility for Nazi-era wrongs.
民众并不打算加深对纳粹时期错误的负罪感。
mín zhòng bìng bù dǎ suàn jiā shēn duì nà cuì shí qī cuò wù de fù zuì gǎn 。
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2.
As what is called , an open mind is to widen your breadth of mind so mush that it seams to be a boundless sky.
所谓虚心，就是要开阔心胸，心胸要象天空一样广阔无际。
suǒ wèi xū xīn , jiù shì yào kāi kuò xīn xiōng , xīn xiōng yào xiàng tiān kōng yí yàng guǎng kuò wú jì 。
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The decision to widen the focus was necessary, as, he said, "there were too many galleries focused on Chinese contemporary art. "
扩大关注面的决定是必要的，他说，“关注中国当代艺术的画廊太多了。”
kuò dà guān zhù miàn dī jué dìng shì bì yào de , tā shuō , " guān zhù zhōng guó dāng dài yì shù de huà láng tài duō le 。 "
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4.
What caused the gap with the United States to widen was a pair of disastrous periods for Latin America.
导致拉美与美国人均收入差距日益拉大的主要原因是两段对拉美具有致命影响的时期。
dǎo zhì lā měi yǔ měi guó rén jūn shōu rù chā jù rì yì lā dà de zhǔ yào yuán yīn shì liǎng duàn duì lā měi jù yǒu zhì mìng yǐng xiǎng de shí qī 。
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5.
The skill gap between those that have experience and those that do not is likely to widen over the next several years.
未来几年，有经验者和欠缺经验者之间的技能差距可能会拉大。
wèi lái jǐ nián , yǒu jīng yàn zhě hé qiàn quē jīng yàn zhě zhī jiān de jì néng chā jù kě néng huì lā dà 。
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But he gamely tries to widen his focus to include at least a bit of the British viewpoint.
不过，他大胆尝试拓宽视角，至少融入了一点英国人的视角。
bú guò , tā dà dǎn cháng shì tuò kuān shì jiǎo , zhì shǎo róng rù le yì diǎn yīng guó rén de shì jiǎo 。
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Below is a list of a wide range of browsers, both mobile and desktop, which might help you widen your horizon as you test.
下面是一些浏览器，桌面和移动的都有，他们可能帮你扩展你的测试视野。
xià mian shì yì xiē liú lǎn qì , zhuō miàn hé yí dòng de dōu yǒu , tā men kě néng bāng nǐ kuò zhǎn nǐ de cè shì shì yě 。
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Standing water on ice shelves is often a sign that they are close to collapse as the water can widen existing cracks in the ice.
冰架上存在静水表明冰架即将崩裂，因为静水会浸宽现有冰缝。
bīng jià shàng cún zài jìng shuǐ biǎo míng bīng jià jí jiāng bēng liè , yīn wèi jìng shuǐ huì jìn kuān xiàn yǒu bīng féng 。
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My early questions widen her eyes, not so much like a rabbit in the headlights as a field mouse.
我一开始的几个问题让她瞪大了双眼，仿佛照明灯光下惊慌的野兔或小鼠。
wǒ yī kāi shǐ de jǐ gè wèn tí ràng tā dèng dà le shuāng yǎn , fǎng fú zhào míng dēng guāng xià jīng huāng de yě tù huò xiǎo shǔ 。
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The very state of his mind, superinduced by his condition, caused the breach to widen between him and his partner.
他那和处境并发的精神状态，加大了他和他的合伙人之间的裂痕。
tā nà hé chǔ jìng bìng fā de jīng shén zhuàng tài , jiā dà le tā hé tā de hé huǒ rén zhī jiān de liè hén 。
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