width

noun

/wɪdθ/, /wɪtθ/

Word Family

wide adjective adverb
widely adverb
widen verb
width noun

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[uncountable, countable] the measurement from one side of something to the other; how wide something is
- The terrace runs the full width of the house.
- in width It's about ten metres in width.
- The carpet is available in different widths.
Extra Examples
- The boots are available in a choice of width fittings.
- The car is 1.775 m in width.
- The road narrows to a width of just four metres.
- The snow had narrowed the width of the road to a single track.
- The windows have a width of six feet.
- a platform that spanned the width of the room
- the great width of his shoulders
- Height: 210 mm. Width: 57 mm. Length: 170 mm.
- The pattern goes across the full width of the material.
- The fabric is only available in a narrow width.
Topics Maths and measurementc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- entire
- full
- …
verb + width
- have
- span
- measure
- …
width + verb
- grow
- increase
- decrease
- …
width + noun
- measurement
preposition
- across the width
- in width
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[countable] a piece of material of a particular width
- You'll need two widths of fabric for each curtain.
[countable] the distance between the two long sides of a swimming pool
- How many widths can you swim?
Topics Sports: water sportsc1

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Word Originearly 17th cent.: from wide + -th, on the pattern of breadth (replacing wideness).

单词	width
释义	width noun /wɪdθ/, /wɪtθ/ /wɪdθ/, /wɪtθ/ Word Family wide adjective adverb widely adverb widen verb width noun jump to other results enlarge image [uncountable, countable] the measurement from one side of something to the other; how wide something is The terrace runs the full width of the house. in width It's about ten metres in width. The carpet is available in different widths. Extra Examples The boots are available in a choice of width fittings. The car is 1.775 m in width. The road narrows to a width of just four metres. The snow had narrowed the width of the road to a single track. The windows have a width of six feet. a platform that spanned the width of the room the great width of his shoulders Height: 210 mm. Width: 57 mm. Length: 170 mm. The pattern goes across the full width of the material. The fabric is only available in a narrow width. Topics Maths and measurementc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great entire full … verb + width have span measure … width + verb grow increase decrease … width + noun measurement preposition across the width in width See full entry [countable] a piece of material of a particular width You'll need two widths of fabric for each curtain. [countable] the distance between the two long sides of a swimming pool How many widths can you swim? Topics Sports: water sportsc1 compare length Word Originearly 17th cent.: from wide + -th, on the pattern of breadth (replacing wideness).
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