widen

美 [ˈwaɪd(ə)n]
英 ['waɪd(ə)n]
  • v.拓宽；加宽；放宽；（使）变宽
  • 网络扩展；扩大；使变宽
第三人称单数：widens  现在分词：widening  过去式：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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全部全部,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。
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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。
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3.
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。”
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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。
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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。
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6.
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。
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7.
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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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