Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2621
widespread
广泛的；普遍的；分布广的
核心释义
Spread over a large area or affecting many people.
- 1.
影响或遍及广大地区的；广泛的；广泛传播的。
Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.
- 2.
广泛传播或扩散
widely circulated or diffused
- 3.
分布广泛的
distributed over a considerable extent
影响或遍及广大地区的；广泛的；广泛传播的。；广泛传播或扩散；分布广泛的；充分伸展的；广布的
用法In use
The storm caused widespread damage to cars and houses along the coast.
用法提示：此处为形容词作定语，修饰damage，表示影响范围很广。
Smartphone use is now widespread even in small villages.
用法提示：此处为形容词作表语，与is连用，表示使用范围广、普遍。
The teacher found the habit of reading before class widespread among her students.
用法提示：此处为形容词作宾语补足语，说明“发现”的对象具有普遍性。
a widespread doctrine
widespread fear of nuclear war
widespread nuclear fallout
widespread + noun
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- widespread use
- 广泛使用
- The widespread use of smartphones has changed communication.智能手机的广泛使用改变了沟通方式。
- widespread support
- 广泛支持
- The policy gained widespread support from the public.该政策获得了公众的广泛支持。
- widespread belief
- 普遍信念
- There is a widespread belief that exercise improves health.人们普遍认为锻炼有益健康。
- widespread damage
- 大面积损坏
- The storm caused widespread damage to the region.风暴对该地区造成了大面积损坏。
- widespread concern
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 wide（宽的）和 spread（散布）拼在一起，想象大面积散布的景象。
语境与语域Context & Register
中性。通常用于描述事物在较大范围内存在或流传，适用于多种语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用作定语或表语，后接介词in, among, across等
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All of these words rhyme with the '-spread' part of 'widespread' (pronounced /spɹɛd/). Note that the spelling chunk 'read' is pronounced /ɹiːd/ in the present tense of 'read', but in these words it is /ɹɛd/. The word 'dead' has a different spelling ('ead') but also rhymes.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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