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
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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

Contace with tourists from afar widens the horizons of the locals.
接触来自四面八方的游客开阔了当地人您的视野。
During recessions, the private sector retrenches and the government deficit widens.
在衰退期间，私人部门节省开支，政府赤字扩大。
Her outlook gradually widens.
她的眼光渐渐开阔了。
Each hole widens and narrows in a series of bottlenecks.
每个孔内部时宽时窄，造成一系列的瓶颈。
This reduces gain but widens the amplifier's passband.
这方法降低了增益，但加宽了放大器的通频带。
The Yangtse River widens out here as the land gets flatter.
随着地势变得平坦，长江在这里也变宽了。
Below wapping, the river widens.
沃平以下的河流变宽了。
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。
Travelling widens our view, increases our knowledge, and builds our bodies.
旅游可使我们开阔视野，增长知识，锻炼体魄。
The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
河流转向东流时河道大幅度变宽。