| 单词 | to broaden one's horizon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto broaden (also widen, expand) one's horizon(s) to broaden (also widen, expand) one's horizon(s) and variants: to extend one's range of interests, activities, knowledge, etc.; to explore other attitudes or ways of thinking.In quot. 1743 as part of an extended metaphor. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > diverge [verb (intransitive)] > ramify or branch > branch off or out issuec1515 branchc1540 disbranch1622 to go off1728 to take off1831 outbranch1835 offset1853 rib1856 1743 E. Young Complaint: Night the Fifth 24 Truth bids me look on Men, as Autumn Leaves..; lighted by her Beams, I widen my Horizon, gain new Powers, See Things invisible. 1875 6th Ann. Rep. Mass. Bureau of Statistics of Labor 38 If it [sc. a knowledge of books]..broadens my horizon and gives me glimpses into realms of thought unsuspected before, it will do a similar work..for anyone else. 1886 J. H. Wright College in University & Classical Philol. in College 6 [A liberal education] widens his horizons, by leading him up to the heights of observation where..there is repose. 1976 L. Fleischer John Denver ii. 35/2 I'm trying to expand my horizons,..so I'll be doing a little dancing for the first time. 2006 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 24 Dec. (Sport section) 6 If you are going to be successful, you need to broaden your horizons. Don't forget that you are dealing with individuals and different ones have different needs. < as lemmas |
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