As he ran toward me, his face broke into a wide grin.
他笑逐颜开地向我跑来。
b)WIDEmeasuring a particular distance from one side to the other…宽的
How wide is the door?
门多宽?
The boat was nearly as wide as the canal.
那船差不多和水道一样宽。
five metres/two miles etc wide
The river is more than fifty yards wide.
这条河宽五十多码。
2variety 多样 [usually before noun]VARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDS including or involving a large variety of different people, things, or situations 〔包括或涉及的人、物或情况〕广泛的;范围大的;广阔的
a man with a wide experience of foreign affairs
外交事务经验丰富的人
Our aim is to bring classical music to a wider audience.
我们的目的是把古典音乐带给更多的听众。
a wide range/variety/choice etc (of something)
This year’s festival includes a wide range of entertainers.
今年的艺术节有各类艺人参加。
holidays to a wide choice of destinations
有多处目的地可供选择的度假
3in many places 在许多地方 [usually before noun]EVERYONEEVERYWHERE happening among many people or in many places 众多的;广泛的;范围大的
The radio and newspapers gave the trial wide coverage.
广播和报纸广泛报道了这场庭审。
4a wide variation/difference/gap etcBIGa large and noticeable difference 巨大的差异/差别/差距等
the ever-wider gap between the richest and poorest countries
最富国与最穷国之间日益加大的差距
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a wide variation/difference/gap etc• Within the general waste type shown in these figures exists a wide variation.• Waiting time by specialty is meaningless as it concealsa wide variation among consultants' clinics.• There is a wide difference between promise and performance.• The second column also shows that there is a wide variation between regions in the proportion of exports to foreigndebt.• Solidsexhibita wide variation in rigidity.• Just as there may be a wide variation in the inputs, so may the outputsvary.• But there is, indeed, still a wide gap in the use of flexibility.• But when the national polls are a wide gap, the country is pretty likely to follow.
5the wider context/issues/picture etcDETAILthe more generalfeatures of a situation, rather than the specificdetails 更加广泛的背景/问题/情况等
We hope that by the end of the course students will be able to see their subject in a wider context.
6eyes 眼睛 literaryOPENwide eyes are fully open, especially when someone is very surprised, excited, or frightened 〔眼睛〕睁大的〔尤指某人非常吃惊、兴奋或恐惧时〕
Her eyes grew wide in anticipation.
她满怀期待地睁大了眼睛。
7.give somebody/something a wide berthAVOIDto avoid someone or something 与某人/某物保持距离
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give somebody/something a wide berth• A maraboustork was poking about nearby in a pile of rubbish, and I gave it a wide berth.• Passers-by gave her a wide berth.• People shuffle past, giving us a wide berth.• Sandie gives her a wide berth.• She saw him coming and intended to give him a wide berth.• Ssamois with polenta the centrepiece of the Menu Gastronomico Valdostano, so I gave that a wide berth.• The chil-dren sensed his tension and gave him a wide berth.• Sandie's been giving her a wide berth since the argument.• Besides, in most vacation areas the locals learn to give a wide berth to tourists in their rented land yachts.
8not hit STH 未击中某物 not hitting something you were aiming at 未击中目标的,偏离目标的
wide of
His shot was just wide of the goal.
他的射门踢飞了。
9the (big) wide worldespecially spokenOUT/OUTSIDE places outside the small familiar place where you live 〔在熟识的小天地以外的〕广阔世界,外面的世界
Soon you’ll leave school and go out into the big wide world.
很快你就要离开学校,踏入广阔的世界。
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the (big) wide world• He knows little about economics or the wider world.• We could certainly be a strongerpresence in the wider world.• Wealth and power go hand in hand, at home too, as well as in the big wide world.• Hardly anybody in the big wide world has heard of us, letalone been influenced by our lives.• In other words we want to help localenthusiasts to keep in touch with what is happening in the wider world of railways.• Many children of leadingministers took advantage of the wider world their fathers' success had opened for them.• Filipe is not alone in the wider world, where 13m children are displaced within their own countries.
10nationwide/city-wide etcEVERYWHEREaffecting all the people in a nation, city etc 全国的/全市的等
wide smile/grin• He put the receiver back and created, forcing his lips to perform, a wide smile.• She has a flat, round face with eyes close together and a wide smile.• He breaks into a wide smile, and a driedbogiesnowflakes from his nose down to the ground.• The guylaughed, wide smiledotted with goldteeth.• He paused to speak to the surprised group and their wide smiles of acknowledgement started the day off well.• Paul looked surprised to receive a wide smile of welcome from Stephen when he entered the office.• Mandru was staring right at him, a wide smilestretching his face into ropes of muscle.• Then she smiled the wide smile which lifted her ears toward her hair.
1wide open/awake/apartcompletely open, awake, or apart 大开着的/完全醒着的/分得很开的
Someone left the back door wide open.
有人把后门大开着。
At 2 a.m. I was still wide awake.
凌晨两点我仍然毫无睡意。
Sandy stood with his back to the fire, legs wide apart.
桑迪背对火站着,两腿叉得很开。
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wide open/awake/apart• He sat with his legswide apart.• Turning the corner into Polly's road, Jacknoticed suddenly that the door to her house was wide open.• It was 3 a.m., but I was wide awake.• But from what I gathered at the artsfair, the field is prettywide open.• These are still very early days and the options are wide open.• My big worry is that the Monster will come wide awake and ruin things with its grossdemands.• After an hour, though still wide awake, I crimped the page and turned off the light.• The main door stood wide open making a through draught.• They were certainly the first means of crossing wide openspaces that are still vast and untamed, even today.• The door was wide open when we got here.• The doors of the Conch cafe were wide open with no sign of Huong or Anna; they had probably evacuated.
2OPENopening or spreading as much as possible 充分张开地
open/spread (something) wide
Spiro spread his arms wide in a welcoming gesture.
斯皮罗张开双臂,做出欢迎的姿势。
Leonora’s eyes opened wide in horror.
莉奥诺拉惊恐地睁大双眼。
The windows had been opened wide and she could feel a slight breeze.
Most experts agree that the election is wide open at this point.
大多数专家都认为现阶段选举结果尚难预料。
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wide open• After the stalefug in the tinycabin, she gulped down the cleansea air, the car windowwide open.• The snap showed Jennifer with eyes closed and mouthwide open.• Their eyes are wide open as they pass the object round.• Leave the window wide open in winter; turn off the airconditioning in summer.• When I came into the hall, his eyes were wide open, staringstraight at me.• His eyes seemed darkerblue and more wide open than usual.• Some of the villafront doors were wide open to him.
4EXACTnot hitting something you were aiming at, and missing it by a large distance 远未击中目标,大大偏离目标
His throw to first base went wide.
他投向一垒的球偏出很远。
5wide of the mark
a)not correct about something, by a large amount 很不准确,离谱
The opinion polls were hopelessly wide of the mark.
民意调查的结果与实际情况相去甚远。
b)not hitting something you were aiming at, and missing it by a large distance 远没有击中目标,大大偏离目标
One of the bombs fell wide of the mark.
其中一颗炸弹落在离目标很远的地方。
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wide of the mark• Another is that the view of October as the product of a truly mass-revolutionary movement is not so wide of the mark.• Few forecasts have been so wide of the mark.• In answer to this, there are cases in which the notion of force feeding is very wide of the mark.• Jean Powers was not so wide of the mark.• The report offers no explanation for our figures being wide of the mark.• Housing committeechairmanBill Dixon said Coun Richmond was wide of the mark and each property would only cost £30,000.• No, Watson, that is well wide of the mark even for you.
wide• Wilton hit the ball high and wide.• The driverswungwide around my car and paused, apparently activating an automaticgarage door.• Miles and Evan are so wideawake, it is exhausting.• Sisson hooked the kickwide left.• Gabriel had the window wide open and was standing there looking down at him.• The championshiprace is wide open.• The night being unseasonably warm, most of the windows were wide open.• From a tappenalty the forwards drove in short bursts, and then took the ball wide to Joe Roff.
open/spread (something) wide• One that also produces pollen can generate plants that spread far and wide.• The powers of the courts in such cases spread very wide.• Then I opened my fingers wide and peered down at the floor.• He opened his eyes wide and showed his teeth.• She opened her legs wider, feeling her juices trickling out on to his fingers.• The babyrobins, scrubjays, finches, sparrows and starlingsopened their mouths wide in anticipation.• The non-profit group is devoted to teaching the style, opening their doors wide to all comers.
went wide• But the points just evaporated as the conversion and other penalty chanceswent wide.• He tried the volley again, but didn't hit it straight and the shotwent wide.• Tobermore's best chance came five minutes later when Reid sent to Pattison, but he fumbled and his effortwent wide.• His throw to first went wide for an error.• If they possibly could, they avoidedcontact; their shotswent wide - high I think they already would have been.• The next few shots were all cleanly hit but went wide, high or straight at Jamir.• But it also went wider than that.
1covering a large area or range寬闊;廣泛VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be, seem寬闊;似乎寬廣▸➤become變得寬廣ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常寬廣◇a very wide range of clothing各種類型的服裝➤enormously, exceptionally, extraordinarily, remarkably, unusually極其寬廣;特別寬闊;非常廣泛▸➤increasingly越來越寬廣▸➤reasonably, relatively頗為廣泛;比較寬廣▸➤sufficiently足夠寬廣▸➤surprisingly驚人地寬廣PHRASES➤far and wide到處◇People came from far and wide for the show.人們從四面八方趕來看展覽。wide
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2fully open敞開VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be敞開➤go, grow開得很大;張大◇His eyes grew wide.他雙目圓睜。➤fling sth, open sth, spread sth猛地推開⋯;把⋯敞開;伸展開⋯◇He stood up and flung wide the door to the study.他站起來,猛地推開了書房的門。◇Open your mouth really wide.把你的嘴張得大大的。◇He spread his hands wide in appeal.他懇切地攤開雙手。ADVERB➤extremely, really, very敞開得極大;張得很開PREPOSITION➤with由於⋯而張開◇Their eyes were wide with fear.他們驚恐地睜大了眼睛。wide
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3not close距離遠VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERBS➤be遠離目標▸➤fall, land遠未擊中目標;遠遠地偏離着陸目標ADVERB➤very偏離目標很遠▸➤just偏離目標PREPOSITION➤of遠離⋯◇Her shot fell just wide of the target.她的子彈偏離了目標。PHRASES➤wide of the mark (= not accurate) (especially BrE) 不準確◇Their predictions turned out to be very wide of the mark.他們的預測最終證實誤差很大。
wide adj. ⇨wide1 (a wide range of goods)⇨wide2 (a wide road/river/smile)wide1
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a wide range of goods种类繁多的商品a wide road/river/smile宽敞的道路;宽阔的河流;灿烂的笑容➡ See also the entries for diverse and general1另见diverse条和general条第1义wide ♦︎ broad ♦︎ extensive ♦︎ large-scale ♦︎ mass ♦︎ sweeping ♦︎ wide-ranging ♦︎ far-reaching ♦︎ wholesaleThese words all describe sth which affects or involves a lot of people or things, or which covers a lot of different subjects.这些词均表示广泛的、涉及面广的、覆盖面广的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a wide / a broad / an extensive range◆a broad / an extensive / a large-scale / a mass / a sweeping / a wide-ranging / a far-reaching programme◆broad / extensive / large-scale / sweeping / wide-ranging / far-reaching / wholesale changes◆a broad / an extensive / a sweeping / a wide-ranging / a wholesale review◆a wide / a broad / an extensive / a wide-ranging debate◆wide / broad / extensive / large-scale / mass support◆wide / broad / extensive / sweeping / wide-ranging powers◆a wide / a broad / an extensive / a far-reaching influence◆a wide / broad / mass appeal◆wide / broad / extensive / wide-ranging interests◆wide / broad / extensive knowledge◆extensive / large-scale / mass / wholesale destruction■wideincluding a large number or variety of people or things; covering a large area大量的;广泛的◆We stock a wide range of goods.我们备有种类繁多的货品。◆Jenny has a wide circle of friends.珍妮交友甚广。◆The museum is trying to attract a wider audience.博物馆正试图吸引更多观众。◆The festival attracts people from a wide area.这个艺术节吸引了四面八方的人。OPPnarrow ⇨ limited1▸widely
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◆The idea is now widely accepted.这个想法现在已得到普遍认可。◆He has travelled widely in Asia.他到过亚洲很多地方旅行。■broadincluding a large number or variety of people or things大量的;涉及各类人(或物)的;广泛的◆The course caters for a broad spectrum of interests.本课程能满足各种不同的兴趣。◆We have devised a broad and balanced curriculum.我们设计的课程覆盖范围广、布局均衡。◆Having children gave her a broader outlook on life.有了孩子之后她的人生观拓宽了。◆The novel is about education in its broadest sense.广义而言,这部小说是关于教育的。OPPnarrow ⇨ limited1 see also broad ⇨ general2, breadth ⇨ range2NOTE辨析 Wide or broad?In many cases you can use either word. However, wide is used more to talk about a selection, a choice, a variety or a range of things or people.在许多情况下这两个词可以通用。但是wide较多用于形容selection、choice、variety或range◆a broad audience◆a broad circle of friendsWide, not broad, is used to talk about things affecting a large geographical area. * wide指影响到很大的地理区域,broad不能这么用◆The festival attracts people from a broad area.Broad is used more to talk about the affect of sth on a large number of people. * broad较多指影响到很多人◆to have a broad appeal有广泛的吸引力◆to attract broad support吸引广泛的支持Broad is also often used to talk about knowledge and education as well as in business-related contexts. * broad也常形容知识或教育,还常用于商务语境◆a broad curriculum覆盖面广的课程◆broad experience / knowledge丰富的经验;广博的知识◆There is broad support amongst clients for the new initiative.客户普遍支持这一新方案。■extensive ɪkˈstensɪv (ratherformal) including or dealing with a wide range of information广泛的;广博的◆Extensive research has been done into this disease.对这种疾病已经做了广泛的研究。◆His knowledge of music is extensive.他的音乐知识很广博。◆She has extensive experience in computers.她在计算机方面经验丰富。■ˈlarge-scale [usually before noun] involving a large number of people or things, especially over a wide area大规模的;大批的;(尤指)大范围的◆The proposals include large-scale investment in agriculture and industry.建议包括要大规模地投资农业和工业。◆Large areas of the forest will be cleared for ranching as part of a large-scale development plan.作为大规模的开发计划的一部分,大片森林将被清除改成牧场。 see also scale ⇨ level■mass [only before noun] affecting or involving a large number of people or things大批的;数量极多的;广泛的◆Their latest product is aimed at the mass market.他们的最新产品瞄准了大众市场。◆The play was so awful that there was a mass exodus from the theatre at the interval.这部剧很糟,场间休息时大批观众离开了剧场。NOTE辨析 Large-scale or mass?Both these words are used to talk about business and industry.这两个词均用于商务和工业语境◆large-scale / mass production / unemployment批量生产;大批失业Large-scale in particular is used to talk about business activities that need a lot of resources and affect a wide area. * large-scale尤用于修饰需要许多资源、影响区域广的经营活动◆a large-scale enterprise / project / operation庞大的企业/项目/公司Mass is more often used when a lot of people are affected or involved, especially all together in one place. * mass较常指影响到同一地区的许多人的◆the mass media / market大众媒体/市场◆a mass movement / audience / protest / demonstration群众运动;大批的观众;群众性抗议;群众大游行It also collocates with words relating to the killing of large numbers of people.与之搭配的还有与屠杀有关的词◆a mass murderer / grave杀死多人的凶手;万人坑◆weapons of mass destruction大规模杀伤性武器■sweeping [usually before noun] having an important effect on a large number of people or things影响广泛的;大范围的◆Shareholders have agreed to a series of sweeping changes in the organization of the company.股东们同意对公司组织结构进行一系列全面调整。◆Security forces were given sweeping powers to search homes.安全部队被给予入户搜查的极大权力。ⓘ Typical collocates of sweeping in this meaning are changes, reforms amd powers.表达此义时,sweeping的常见搭配词有change、reform和power。■ˌwide-ˈranging (written) including or dealing with a large number of different subjects or areas覆盖面广的;内容广泛的◆The commission has been given wide-ranging powers.委员会取得的权限很广。◆The activities stimulated a wide-ranging discussion.这些活动引发了广泛的讨论。ⓘ Typical collocations of wide-ranging are those relating to discussing things and those relating to change.常与wide-ranging搭配的词都与讨论和变化有关◆a wide-ranging debate / discussion / review广泛的争论/讨论/检讨◆wide-ranging talks包含多项议题的谈判◆wide-ranging reforms / changes / recommendations大范围的变革/改变;内容广泛的建议■ˌfar-ˈreaching [usually before noun] (ratherformal) likely to have a lot of influence or many effects影响深远的;影响广泛的◆The decision by the European Court will have far-reaching consequences.欧洲法庭的裁决将产生影响深远的后果。■wholesaleˈhəʊlseɪl; NAmEˈhoʊlseɪl [only before noun](especially of sth bad) happening or done to a very large number of people or things(尤指坏事)大规模的◆Localized tensions had developed into wholesale slaughter.区域性紧张局势发展成大规模的杀戮行为。wide2
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a wide range of goods种类繁多的商品a wide road/river/smile宽敞的道路;宽阔的河流;灿烂的笑容wide ♦︎ thick ♦︎ broadThese words all describe things that measure a lot from one side to the other; or they are used in measurements of the distance between opposite sides or surfaces.这些词均表示宽的、厚的、宽度或厚度为⋯的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a wide / broad road / street / river / stream / staircase / mouth / smile / grin◆very / extremely / quite / fairly / rather / relatively wide / thick / broad■widemeasuring a lot from one side to the other; used to ask about or state the distance between opposite sides of sth宽的;宽阔的;宽度为⋯的◆Her face broke into a wide grin.她满脸堆笑。◆He wore a jacket with wide lapels.他穿一件大翻领的夹克衫。◆How wide is that stream?那条小溪有多宽?◆It's about 2 metres wide.它大约2米宽。◆The road was just wide enough for two vehicles to pass.这条路的宽度刚好能让两辆车通过。OPPnarrow ⇨ narrow see also width ⇨ length■thickmeasuring a lot or more than normal between opposite surfaces; used to ask about or state the distance between opposite surfaces厚的;粗的;厚度为⋯的◆He cut two thick slices of bread.他切了两片厚面包。◆That's a very thick book(= one that has a lot of pages).那本书很厚。◆She padded noiselessly across the thick carpet.她悄无声息地走过厚厚的地毯。◆Everything was covered in a thick layer of dust.所有的东西上都覆盖着一层厚厚的灰尘。◆How thick are the walls?这些墙有多厚?◆They're two feet thick.它们有2英尺厚。ⓘ Thick is used to talk about solid things such as books, walls, doors and slices or pieces of food, and about layers of a substance or material. * thick形容固体的厚度,如书、墙、门或食物切片,以及物质或材料一层的厚度。OPPthin ⇨ narrow see also thickness ⇨ lengthNOTE辨析 Wide or thick?Wide can also sometimes be used to talk about a solid object such as a door. A wide door is one that measures a lot from one side to other as you are facing it; a thick door is one that measures more than normal between its two main surfaces. A thick door is heavy and it is difficult to hear noises through it, as it is with thick walls. * wide有时也用于形容固体,如门等。wide door指门的宽度大,thick door指门的厚度大。thick door很重,隔音效果好,thick wall也是如此。■broad brɔːd (oftenapproving, especiallywritten) wide宽的;宽阔的;宽度为⋯的◆We drove down a broad avenue lined with trees.我们沿着一条宽敞的林荫道行驶。◆He's got broad shoulders.他的肩很宽。OPPnarrow ⇨ narrowNOTE辨析 Wide or broad?Broad is less frequent than wide and is used more in written English than in spoken English. It is often used to suggest that sth is wide in an attractive way. * broad不如wide常用,更多用于书面语而非口语。常指宽得好看◆a broad avenue lined with trees宽敞的林荫道◆He was gorgeous-broad shoulders and twinkling eyes.他是个美男子-宽阔的肩膀,神采奕奕的眼睛。Broad is often used rather than wide to talk about parts of the body.与wide相比,broad更常用于形容身体部位◆a broad back / chest / face / forehead宽阔的后背/前胸/脸庞/前额However, both words can be used to talk about a grin or smile.但是两词均可形容grin和smile。