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单词 widen
释义
widen
(wdən )
Word forms: widens , widening , widened
1. verb B2
If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other.
He had an operation last year to widen a heart artery. [VERB noun]
The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east. [VERB]
Synonyms: get wider, spread, extend, expand  
widening uncountable noun [oft NOUN of noun]
They have ordered the widening of the road where the incident took place.
2. verb
If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in range or it affects a larger number of people or things.
U.S. prosecutors have widened a securities-fraud investigation. [VERB noun]
The search for my brother widened. [VERB]
Newspapers enjoyed a widening circle of readers. [VERB-ing]
3. verb
If your eyes widen, they open more.
His eyes widened as he spoke the words. [VERB]
4. verb
If a difference or gap widens or if something widens it, it becomes greater.
Wage differences in the two areas are widening. [VERB]
The U.S. trade deficit widened to $7.59 billion in November. [V to/from/by amount]
...policies that widen the gap between the rich and the poor. [VERB noun]
Collocations:
widen a definition
I would set ambitious loan targets for the scheme, aiming to fund 100,000 businesses by 2020, and look to widen the definition of start-ups beyond the present two-year age limit.
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Therefore, media outlets have been forced to widen the definition of mass media from one-to-many to many-to-many communication.
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One even contained an error that inadvertently widened the definition.
Times, Sunday Times
He widened the definition of 'election agent' to include a candidate's whole team.
The Sun
Its toxicity lies in the way it both eases the burden of proof and widens the definition.
Times, Sunday Times
widen a lead
Through a series of fluid set pieces they widen their lead.
Times, Sunday Times
Rounding the club house turn he widened his lead to two and a half finishing the first half mile in: 47-3/5.
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He widened his lead to two lengths down the backstretch, completing 3/4 mile in 1:13 flat.
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He then sent a message to the rest of the racers by posting the fastest lap of the race on lap 52, widening his lead to 31 seconds.
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widen a pool
We need to widen the pool.
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The year-long campaign intends to widen the pool of young people who join the profession.
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More investment in the sector will widen this pool and, for graduates looking to enter the green market, there are hundreds of masters programmes available.
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Many firms are taking measures to overcome unconscious bias, as well as widen their pool of applicants.
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If her husband becomes a joint applicant, this widens the pool of available lenders and may help in finding a competitive rate.
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widen a search
Instead of setting narrow views on the kind of place you could live, you widen the search and a job with accommodation may be involved.
The Sun
But you need to widen your search field to include names you might have written off too soon.
The Sun
Time to widen the search as someone unexpected turns out to be absolutely perfect for you.
The Sun
Many businesses are starting to widen their search for funds to include, for example, assetbased lenders or invoice discounters.
Times, Sunday Times
If you're single, it's time to widen the search.
The Sun
widen inequality
This will only further widen inequality and societal mobility.
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Planned benefit cuts will widen inequality in the coming years.
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It's impossible to blame one person for the erosion of building control standards, just as it's impossible to find a culprit for those trends in globalisation that widen inequality.
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This year, however, for the first time in four decades, that trend will reverse, widening inequality globally.
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Enormous executive pay packages have bred contempt at the widening inequality between bosses and their employees.
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widen participation
If ministers really want to widen participation they could start by ensuring all school-leavers can read, write and add up.
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Other measures are being taken to widen participation in programmes within the mathematical, physical and life sciences division, and medical sciences.
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Innovative bursary schemes are being adopted to widen participation.
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While collectively they were spending more than 800 million on outreach activities to widen participation, there was a 'significant amount of duplication'.
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Universities spend about £66 million a year on attempts to widen participation and attract students from more diverse backgrounds.
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widen significantly
However, the gap between the academy and the first team has widened significantly in 20 years.
The Sun
However, his order to 'prepare for the possibility of widening significantly' the operation suggested that it could soon dramatically expand.
Times, Sunday Times
The mine consists of a corridor that widens significantly at the end and may occupy an entire leaf segment.
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The building was widened significantly: the original nave was turned into an aisle, and a new nave and chancel were built on the north side.
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The river bed widens significantly and levels out to become very slow moving and turns northward about a half mile, then westward at river mile 8 (river kilometer 13).
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widen the appeal of
To widen their appeal, they need to loosen up, but to get anything done, they feel the need to keep a tight grip.
Times, Sunday Times
He said it would 'widen the appeal' of the business by introducing more 'artisan' breads, pizza and cupcakes.
The Sun
In recent years, politics has been dominated by leaders seeking to polarise opinion rather than widen their appeal.
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Arts organisations are bending over backwards to widen their appeal.
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More than half are outperforming the neighbouring cities that are helping to widen their appeal.
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widen the net
It would make it even more difficult to widen the net of people interested in running for high elected office.
Times, Sunday Times
Perhaps it's time to widen the net.
Times, Sunday Times
The introduction of several new characters in some way connected to the evil surgeon widens the net significantly.
The Sun
It has the requisite dose of evidence of a persecution complex but it widens the net.
Times, Sunday Times
The recent flurry of activity has widened the net of borrowers who could benefit from offsetting.
Times, Sunday Times
widen the range
His strategy since then has been to widen the range of markets for the company's products, lessening an earlier focus on the automotive industry.
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Firstly, governments must widen the range of collateral that central banks will accept from banks that they lend to.
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He developed innovative processes and programmes, such as distance-learning packs, to widen the range of support that could be offered, but his values were simple and traditional.
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Governance in waste management seeks to widen the range of stakeholders involved and improve co-ordination between them.
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The regulators could consider widening the range of eligible collateral beyond government securities to include high-quality commercial assets.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 使变宽
Japanese: 広げる/広くなる
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