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

• The river widens where it meets the sea.
  那条河在入海口处变宽了。
• The machine widens skin with electric cams and eccentric mechanism.
  该机器采用电动凸轮、偏心机构对裘皮进行拉宽处理。
• Freezes on spinach and milk shipments cover a small amount of economic activity so far, but that could grow as the government widens the scope of restrictions.
  迄今为止的冻结菠菜和牛奶发货，只涵盖一小部分经济活动，但是，随着政府扩大限制范围，影响可能会随之扩大。
• The Color Purple widens the theme and horizon of the Black literature.
  《紫色》拓宽了黑人文学的主题和视野。
• 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 river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
  河流转向东流时河道大幅度变宽。
• AS MWD of PET widens, the thermal performance of PET chips is becoming bad.
  随分子量分布加宽切片的热性能变差。
• As their availability widens, they are likely to become an important part of staging and treatment paradigms.
  随着这些技术的广泛应用，它们有可能成为非小细胞肺癌分期和治疗模式的一部分。
• 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。
• Layers give hair dimension, and that extra body visually widens the face, making the nose seem smaller.
  层次可以使发型看起来具有厚度，厚度增加了会使脸在视觉上变宽，使鼻子看起来更小。