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widenBrE /ˈwaɪdn/NAmE /ˈwaɪdn/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they widen BrE /ˈwaɪdn/ NAmE /ˈwaɪdn/present simple - he / she / it widens BrE /ˈwaɪdnz/ NAmE /ˈwaɪdnz/past simple widened BrE /ˈwaɪdnd/ NAmE /ˈwaɪdnd/past participle widened BrE /ˈwaɪdnd/ NAmE /ˈwaɪdnd/ -ing form widening BrE /ˈwaɪdnɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈwaɪdnɪŋ/ [I, T] to become wider; to make sth wider （使）变宽；加宽；拓宽；放宽◆Her eyes widened in surprise. 她惊讶地睁大了眼睛。◆~ into sthHere the stream widens into a river. 溪水在这里变宽，成了一条河。◆~ sthThey may have to widen the road to cope with the increase in traffic. 他们可能得拓宽这条道路以适应车辆的增多。 [I, T] to become larger in degree or range; to make sth larger in degree or range （使）扩展，程度加深，范围扩大◆the widening gap between rich and poor 贫富之间日益扩大的差距◆~ sthWe plan to widen the scope of our existing activities by offering more language courses. 我们计划通过开设更多的语言课程以扩大我们现有的活动范围。◆The legislation will be widened to include all firearms. 这项法规的范围将扩大到包括所有的枪支。 |