widened

英 [ˈwaɪdnd]

美 [ˈwaɪdnd]

v. (使)变宽; 加宽; 拓宽; 放宽; (使)扩展，程度加深，范围扩大
widen的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：widened　过去式：widened　

BNC.46300 / COCA.34863

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

Many streets in this city have been widened in the past two years.
在过去的两年间，这座城市的许多街道都被拓宽了。
Although average incomes have increased, the gap between rich and poor has widened.
虽然平均收入增加了，但加大了贫富差距。
His mouth became dry, his eyes widened, and he began to tremble all over
他嘴唇发干，眼睛圆睁，全身开始颤抖起来。
The street in the city has been widened.
在这个城里加宽了大多数的街道。
Most of the streets in the city have been widened.
这个城市里的大多数街道已经拓宽了。
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。
During the Second World War, industrial wage differentials in Britain widened.
第二次世界大战期间，英国的劳工工资级差进一步拉大了。
The search for my brother widened
对我弟弟的搜索范围扩大了。
The gap between the rich and poor regions widened.
富饶和贫困地区之间的差距扩大了。
He has widened his acquaintance with literature.
他扩大了对文学的了解。