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broaden + noun
及物用法，宾语常为抽象名词如 horizons, mind, scope。
Travel broadens the mind.
旅行开阔心胸。
加宽；拓宽；扩大
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加宽；拓宽；扩大
to make something broader
Travel broadens the mind.
旅行开阔心胸。
使变宽；拓宽
To make broad or broader.
变宽；加宽
To become broad or broader.
broaden
Base
原形
broadens
3rd person
第三人称单数
broadening
-ing
现在分词
broadened
Past
过去式
broadened
Past participle
过去分词
Reading broadens the mind.
阅读开阔思维。
The river broadened as it flowed.
河流在流动中变宽了。
He is broadening his knowledge.
他正在拓宽知识面。
They have broadened the road.
他们加宽了道路。
Reading widely can broaden your understanding of different cultures.
广泛阅读可以拓宽你对不同文化的理解。
The river broadens as it flows toward the sea.
这条河流向大海时逐渐变宽。
The company broadened its product range to attract more customers.
这家公司扩大了产品范围以吸引更多顾客。
及物用法，宾语常为抽象名词如 horizons, mind, scope。
Travel broadens the mind.
旅行开阔心胸。
不及物用法，主语自身变宽或扩大。
The river broadens as it approaches the sea.
河流在入海处变宽。
固定搭配，常用名词有 horizons, perspective, understanding。
Reading a variety of books can broaden your horizons.
阅读各类书籍可以拓宽你的视野。
Not this
This experience broadened my horizon.
Use this
This experience broadened my horizons.
英语中，"horizon"表示“视野”时通常用复数形式“horizons”，如“broaden one's horizons”。用单数“horizon”是错误。
Not this
I want to broaden my English.
Use this
I want to broaden my knowledge of English.
动词“broaden”常搭配“knowledge”、“experience”、“horizons”等抽象名词，但不能直接接语言名称如“English”；正确搭配是“broaden one's knowledge of English”或“broaden one's English skills”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
拓宽视野
Traveling can broaden your horizons.
旅行能拓宽你的视野。
开阔思维
Reading books broadens the mind.
读书开阔思维。
拓宽知识
He took courses to broaden his knowledge of economics.
他选修课程以拓宽经济学知识。
扩大范围
The company decided to broaden the scope of its investigation.
公司决定扩大调查范围。
扩大基础
We need to broaden the base of our support.
我们需要扩大支持基础。
增加吸引力
The new features broaden the appeal of the software.
新功能增加了软件的吸引力。
开阔某人的眼界
Traveling can broaden your horizons and give you a new perspective on life.
旅行可以开阔你的眼界，让你对生活有新的看法。
开阔心胸/思维
Reading books from different genres helps to broaden the mind.
阅读不同类型书籍有助于开阔思维。
我想拓宽我的视野。
In the TV series The Office (US), Michael Scott says this when he decides to merge with the Stamford branch, showing his desire to expand his experiences.
在美剧《办公室》中，迈克尔·斯科特在决定与斯坦福分公司合并时说了这句话，表达了他想拓展经历的愿望。
拓宽思维最好的方法是旅行。
This line, often attributed to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, has become a popular saying encouraging exploration and open-mindedness.
这句话常被归为《银河系漫游指南》中的名言，已成为鼓励探索和开放思维的流行说法。
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broad（宽）+ en（动词后缀）= 拓宽，想象一条路从窄变宽，视野开阔。
中性，适用于多种正式和非正式场合，如日常交流、学术写作或商务语境。
No exact rhymes are listed. Words sharing the /brɔːd/ sound ('broad', 'abroad') match the beginning of 'broaden'. 'Board' has a similar vowel but a different ending (/rd/). 'Load' has a different vowel (/oʊ/). 'Garden' and 'burden' share the unstressed ending /dən/ but differ in the stressed vowel.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.