Word · Frequency #4524
Fully loadedwiden
加宽；拓宽；扩大
make something wider or broader
- 1.
To become wide or wider.
变宽。
- 2.
become broader or wider or more extensive
变宽或扩展
- 3.
To make wide or wider.
使变宽。
- 4.
make (clothes) larger
放大(衣服)
- 5.
To let out clothes to a larger size.
放宽衣物尺寸。
- 6.
make wider
加宽
- 7.
To broaden or extend in scope or range.
扩大范围或领域。
- 8.
To convert to a data type that can hold a larger number of distinct values.
转换为可容纳更多不同值的数据类型。
变宽；扩大；变宽。；变宽或扩展；使变宽。；放大(衣服)
In use
The city plans to widen this road to reduce traffic jams.
Her eyes widened in surprise when she heard the news.
As the river flows downstream, it gradually widens.
The road widened
widen the road
widen + noun phrase
及物用法，宾语为被加宽的对象。
The council decided to widen the main street.
市议会决定加宽主街。
widen (intransitive)
不及物用法，主语本身变宽或扩大。
The income gap between the rich and poor continues to widen.
贫富收入差距继续扩大。
Connections
Collocations
- widen the gap
- 扩大差距
- The economic policies have widened the gap between the rich and the poor.经济政策扩大了贫富差距。
- widen the road
- 拓宽道路
- The city council decided to widen the main road to reduce traffic congestion.市议会决定拓宽主干道以缓解交通拥堵。
- widen one's horizons
- 开阔视野
- Traveling abroad can help widen your horizons.出国旅行有助于开阔你的视野。
- widen the scope
- 扩大范围
- The investigation widened its scope to include other departments.调查扩大了范围，将其他部门也包括在内。
- widen the range
- 扩大范围
- We need to widen the range of products we offer.我们需要扩大产品范围。
- widen the doorway
Learner notes
Memory Tip
wide是宽的，加上en表示“使变宽”，想象两条线之间距离变宽了。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：物理宽度增加（如道路、裂缝）、抽象范围扩大（如差距、知识面） 通常既用于具体事物（如加宽道路）也用于抽象概念（如扩大差距），具体语境决定其语域。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with 'widen' because the stressed vowel differs (e.g., 'widen' /waɪdən/ vs 'broaden' /brɔːdən/). However, all end in the sound /dən/ and share the spelling 'den'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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