widened

英 [ˈwaɪdnd]

美 [ˈwaɪdnd]

v. (使)变宽; 加宽; 拓宽; 放宽; (使)扩展，程度加深，范围扩大
widen的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：widened　过去式：widened　

BNC.46300 / COCA.34863

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

Most of the streets in the city have been widened.
这个城市里的大多数街道已经拓宽了。
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。
Although average incomes have increased, the gap between rich and poor has widened.
虽然平均收入增加了，但加大了贫富差距。
The gap between the best and poorest childcare provision in the European Union has widened
欧盟最好和最差的儿童保育服务之间的差距扩大了。
The street in the city has been widened.
在这个城里加宽了大多数的街道。
The track widened as it met the road.
小路在和公路相交的地方变宽了。
Meg's eyes widened in admiration.
梅格羡慕地睁大了双眼。
But within many countries income gaps have widened.
但在很多国家内部，收入差距却扩大了。
The industrial revolution widened the gaps both between countries and within them.
工业革命扩大了国与国之间及国家内部的贫富差距。
Many streets in this city have been widened in the past two years.
在过去的两年间，这座城市的许多街道都被拓宽了。