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LARGE NUMBER/AMOUNT 大 I!
3
including a large num
ber or variety of different
people or things; covering a large area大量的；广泛的；范围大的：a widertmge/ c/iofce/variety 0/ goods
—系列品种繁多的/大量可供选
择的/各种各样的货品◊ Her music appeak
to a wfcie audience•她的音余皦引了大批的听众。◊ Jermy h〇5 a wide circle of friends. 〇 〇 a manager with
wide experience 0/industry在，工典制•造方两经.验乎富的经
理 _◊ It’s the best job in the whole
wide worW.这是整个 大千世界中最好的工作。◊ The incident has
received wide coverage in the press.这个事件已被新闻界广泛报道。◊ 77ie/esrivaZ attracts peopZe 介om a m’de area.这个艺术令 吸引了四面八方的人。
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DIFFERENCE/GAP 差距：缺口 4 very big 很大：There
are wide
vamriorw in prices.价格的差别很大。
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GENERAL 广泛.5 (only used in the comparative and
superlative仅用于比会级和最高级）general; not only
looking at details —般的；广泛的：the
wider aims of the project该计划更卜义命宗昏◊ We are taWdng about education m its widest sense.我们在讨论最广义的教育。
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EYES 眼睛 6 fully
open 睁大的；，姜张弁的：She stared at him with wide eyes.她睁夫了眼睛瞪—也。
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NOT CLOSE.距离远 7 〜（of sth) far from the point aimed
at 远离目标：Her s/iot was wide (0/
the target).她的枪脱 了耙〇
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(in adjectives and adverbs 构成形
容词和畐!J 词）happening or existing in the whole of a country, etc.全（国等 >
范围的：a nationwide
search 全国性的搜查◊ We need to act
on a £urope-wide scaZe.
我们得在全欧洲范围内采取行动。
IT»IB1 give sb/sth a wide
'berth to
not go too near sb/sth; to avoid sb/sth对…避而远之；退避三舍：He gave the dog a wide berth.他远远避开那条狗。wide of the ’mark not accurate 不准确；离谱：r/refrpredictions turned out to be wide
of the mark.
太离谱了。
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flf/v.
(wider,
wid.est) as
far or fully as possible 尽可能远
地；is分地：37ie door was wide
ojpen.门四敞大异。.◊ The championship is still
wide open (= anyone could win).谁将获得冠军还难以预料。◊ She had a/ear 0/ wfde-openspaces.身处开阔私空地中会使她感到害怕。◊ He stood with his Zegs wide apart•他站在那里，两腿叉
,,开。◊ J/i a /ew seconds ■ she was wide awafce.片刻之间 ▲完全醒来。◊ Open your mouth wide.把嘴&大 ^ iTi!?!!
see cast v.,
far adv.
mnoun {sport W) a ball that has been bowled (= throvm) where the batsman or batter cannot reach it (板球）
甲球，环球
丨wide-angle 'lens not//? a camera lens
that can give a wider view than a normal lens 广角透镜
'wide boy noun (BrE, informal, disapproving) a man who makes money
in dislionest ways 骗钱者
.wide-'eyed adj. 1 with your eyes fully
open because of fear, surprise, etc.(因恐惧、4讶等）睁大眼睛的：She stared at him in
wfde-^yed amazement•她睁大眼睛惊讶
地注视着他。2 having little experience and therefore very willing
to believe, trust or accept sb/sth 天-真.的
BOH naive
wide-ly tHf /'waidli/ adv.
1
by a lot of people; in or to many places 普遍地；广泛
地；范围广地：awiddyheMbdie/普遍持有的信念〇
77ie
idea is now wfddy accepted.这个思想现在已获得普
遍接受。◊ He has traveHed Asia.他在亚洲4多
地方—行过。◊ Her books are wideiy read (= a lot of people
read them).她写的书有众多的读者。◊ He’s an educated, widely-read
man
(= he
has read a lot of books).他这个人受过良好教育，博览群书。2 to a large degree; a lot 很大程度上；大大地：Standards vary
vyideiy.程度参差不齐。
widen /'waidn/ verb 1 to become wider; to make
sth wider (使）变宽；加宽；拓宽；放宽：[V] Her eyes widened in
surprise•她惊讶地睁大了眼睛。◊ Here the stream
widens into a river.溪水在这里爹舍，成了一条
河。◊ [VN] 771印 may
have to widen the road to cope with the increase in traj5fk.他们可能得拓宽这条道路以适应车
辆的增多。2 to become larger in
degree or range; to make sth larger in degree or range (使）扩展，程庚加
深，范围扩大：[V] the
widening gap between rich <md poor贫富之间日盔扩大的差距◊ [VN] IVe _czn to
widen the scope of our existing activities by offering more lan- guage courses.我们计划通过弃设更多的语言课程扩大我
们现有的活动范围。.0 r/ie ZegisZation wiH be widened to indude
aH/irearms.这项法规的范围将扩大到包括所有的
枪支9
,wide-'ranging adj. including or dealing with a large
number of. different subjects or areas 覆盖面广的；内容
广'泛的：The commission has been
given vWde-ranging powers.委员会被授予的权限很广。\ ◊ a wide-ranging ciisamfon广泛的讨论’
wide-screen /'waidskriin/ noun [U] a way of presenting
images on television with the width a lot greater than the height (电视）宽屏幕模式，宽屏H771 letterbox wide-spread /'waidspred/ adj. existing or happening over a large area or
among many people 分布产的；普
遍的；广泛的：widespread
damage产泛的椒坏◊ TTie pZan
received widespread .support throughout the country. 这项计划得到了全国的普遍支持。
widgeon = wigeon
widget /'wid3it/ noun [informal) used to refer to any
small device that you do not know the name of (.不分 f的）小器物，小装置，小玩意儿‘ widow /'widau; NAmE 'widou/ noun, verb
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noun a woman whose
husband has died and who has not married again 寡妇；遗孀
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verb [VN] be widowed if sb is widowed,
their husband or wife has died使丧偶；使成力寡妇（或鳏夫）：She was widowed when she was 35.她 35 岁时就守..了寡。
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widowed
adj. ： his widowed /ather 他鄉居的父亲
wid-ow-er /'wid0U0(r);
NAmE 'widou-/ noun a man whose wife has
died and who has not married again 鳏夫
widow-hood /'widauhud;
NAmE 'widou-/ noun [U] the state or period
of being a widow or widower 寡居
又期）；鳏居（期•）
,widows 'peak noun hair growing in the
shape of a V On sb’S FOREHEAD (额前的）V形爱尖
SYNONYMS同义词辨析 wide ♦ broad
These
adjectives are frequently used with the following
nouns、以上形容词常与下列名词连用：
wide 〜. broad ~
street shoulders
river back
area smile
range range
variety agreement
choice outline
Wide
is the word most commonly used to talk about something that measures a long
distance from one side to the other. Broad is more
often used to talk about parts of the body. (Although wide can be used with m⑽仇）* wide为最普通用语，指横的距离大、
宽阔。broad较常用以指身体部位宽、阔。（不过
wide
可与' mouth 连用。）It is used in more formal or written language to
descritje the features of the countryside, etc. * broad在较龙式或书l面语中指农村
等it阚、宽产：brafld r/m■宽阔沾河流◊ a sfretdj 0/ meadow/训d — if.辽阔的 S原 Both wide and broad
can be used to describe something that includes a large variety of different
people or things. * wide 和 broad 均■用以表示人或
事物种类很多：a w/‘de/broad range of products 各种 秦样的产品 Broad,
but not wide，can be used to mean
‘general’ or ‘not detailed’. * broad 可表示大 概、粗略、不详细，wide无此义： fcrofld agreement 〇/? mfltfer.我们大象就此事基本■
达成一致意见。