WIDE1 a long distance from one side to another2 how wide something is3 to become wider4 to make something widerRELATED WORDSoppositeNARROWwhen people or things are spread over a wide area 人或物分布广泛SPREAD (4-5)see alsoFATTHICKLONGTHIN1 a long distance from one side to another 从一边到另一边的长距离wide /waɪd/ [adjective]if a road, river, space, object etc iswide, there is a large distance between one side of it and the other 宽的，宽阔的 The girl led me down a wide corridor into a large office. 那女孩领我走过宽阔的走廊进了一间大办公室。 The doorway wasn't quite wide enough to get the piano through. 门道不够宽，钢琴抬不过去。 a wide leather belt 一条宽皮带broad /brɔːd/ [adjective]writtenwide - use this especially to describe roads, paths, or parts of someone's body 【书面】宽的；广的；阔的〔尤用以形容道路或人体部分〕 We drove down the broad tree-lined avenue. 我们沿着宽阔的林荫大道驶去。 He was six feet tall with broad shoulders and strong arms. 他身高六英尺，肩膀宽阔，手臂粗壮。2 how wide something is 某物的宽度how wide /haʊ ˈwaɪd/ [adjective phrase]use this to ask or talk abouthow wide something is 多少宽度 How wide is the main hall? 主厅有多宽? I'm not sure how wide the window is. 我不肯定窗户有多宽。2 miles wide/20 metres wide etc /ˌtuː maɪlz ˈwaɪd/ [adjective phrase]use this to say exactly how wide something is 宽2英里/20米等 The river is over a mile wide here. 这里的河道宽1英里多。 Cut a strip of paper 3cm wide. 裁一条3厘米宽的纸条。2 miles across/20 metres across etc /ˌtuː maɪlz əˈkrɒsǁ-əˈkrɔːs/ [adjective phrase]use this to say exactly how wide something is 宽2英里/20米等 a narrow opening only a few metres across 才几米宽的一个狭窄开口width /wɪdθ/ [countable/uncountable noun]how wide something is 宽度 Carpets are available in several different widths. 地毯有几种不同的宽度可供选择。width of The huge vehicle took up the whole width of the road. 这辆大车占据了整个路面的宽度。 Can you just measure the width of the door? 你只要量一下门的宽度可以吗？3 to become wider 变得更宽become/get wider /bɪˌkʌm, ˌget ˈwaɪdəʳ/ [verb phrase] The river starts to get wider at Lyon. 这条河在里昂开始越来越宽了。 The gap between the boat and the pier was getting wider and wider. 小船和码头之间的间距越来越大。 The path gradually became wider as we came down off the mountain. 我们下山的小道越走越宽。widen /ˈwaɪdn/ [intransitive verb]to become wider - use this especially in written descriptions of places 变宽，变阔〔尤用于书面描写地方〕 The road widened again when we came out of the tunnel. 我们出了隧道之后，道路又变宽了。 From Horton, the valley widens, becoming broader and more expansive. 从霍顿开始，山谷变宽，越来越宽广辽阔。4 to make something wider 使某物变得更宽make something wider /ˌmeɪk something ˈwaɪdəʳ/ [verb phrase] I think we'll have to make the door a bit wider so that wheelchairs can get through. 我想我们得把门加宽一点，方便轮椅通过。 Why don't you make the table wider? 为什么不把桌子加宽？widen /ˈwaɪdn/ [transitive verb]to make something such as a road wider, especially in a deliberately planned way 〔尤指经过刻意计划地〕加宽，放宽 A lot of local residents are against council plans to widen the road. 许多当地居民反对市议会拓宽道路的计划。 Later the tunnel was widened to accommodate larger vehicles. 后来，隧道拓宽了，以容纳更大的车辆。