widens

英 [ˈwaɪdnz]

美 [ˈwaɪdnz]

v.  (使)变宽; 加宽; 拓宽; 放宽; (使)扩展，程度加深，范围扩大
widen的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）变宽;（把…）加宽
  If youwidensomething or if itwidens, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other.
  1. He had an operation last year to widen a heart artery...
     去年他接受了一个扩张心脏动脉的手术。
  2. The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
     河流转向东流时河道大幅度变宽。
• V-ERG (使)扩大;(使)扩展;(使)增加
  If youwidensomething or if itwidens, it becomes greater in range or it affects a larger number of people or things.
  1. U.S. prosecutors have widened a securities-fraud investigation...
     美国检察官扩大了对一起证券欺诈案的调查范围。
  2. The search for my brother widened...
     对我弟弟的搜索范围扩大了。
  3. Newspapers enjoyed a widening circle of readers.
     报纸拥有越来越广泛的读者群。
• VERB (眼睛)睁大
  If your eyeswiden, they open more.
  1. His eyes widened as he spoke the words.
     他说这番话时眼睛瞪大了。
• V-ERG (使)(差距)拉大
  If a difference or gapwidensor if somethingwidensit, it becomes greater.
  1. Wage differences in the two areas are widening...
     两个地区的工资差距正在拉大。
  2. The US trade deficit widened to $7.59 billion in November.
     11月美国的贸易赤字扩大到75.9亿美元。
  3. ...policies that widen the gap between the rich and the poor.
     拉大贫富差距的政策

双语例句

• Gradually with the years, his horizon widens, and, in proportion as his thoughts and feelings become less personal and less concerned with his own physical states, he achieves growing wisdom.
  渐渐地，随着年龄的增长，他的视野增加，他的思想和感情变得不那么私人性、更少与自己的身体状况相关，他不断获取智慧。
• It also widens the green zone of cluster sizes that Coherence supports with minimal tuning.
  它同时扩大了Coherence在最小调整情况下支持的集群绿色地带。
• During recessions, the private sector retrenches and the government deficit widens.
  在衰退期间，私人部门节省开支，政府赤字扩大。
• Continuous news release on the Internet and on-line sales widens supply chain.
  在互联网上持续发表新闻，以及在线销售，都拓宽了供应链。
• But the difference between a lot and a few widens with age.
  但“许多”和“一些”之间的差别随年龄增长而变大。
• Lowering entry barriers widens the sources and uses of loanable funds; and by reducing costs, improves the terms offered to users.
  进入门槛的降低扩大了可贷资金的来源和用途；通过降低成本，可以改善提供给用户的服务条款。
• The Yangtse River widens out here as the land gets flatter.
  随着地势变得平坦，长江在这里也变宽了。
• This reduces gain but widens the amplifier's passband.
  这方法降低了增益，但加宽了放大器的通频带。
• Each hole widens and narrows in a series of bottlenecks.
  每个孔内部时宽时窄，造成一系列的瓶颈。
• Each jerk widens the cut the hook makes and then when he does jump he might throw it.
  每猛拉一次，会把钓钩划出的口子弄得更宽些，等它当真跳跃起来，它也许会把钓钩甩掉。