wide
adjective
uk/waɪd/us/waɪd/wideadjective(DISTANCE)
A2
having alargerdistancefrom onesideto the other than isusualorexpected,especiallyincomparisonwith thelengthof something; notnarrow:
宽的；宽阔的；宽广的a wideriver/road/gap/foot宽阔的河流／道路／巨大的裂口／大脚
Hiseyeswere wide(=openedmuch more thanusual)withsurprise.他惊讶得睁大了眼睛。
See also
width
having a large distance from one side to another
- wideThe river was deep and wide.
- thickGet the thickest rope you can find.
- broadHe has broad shoulders.
- squatWe passed a squat block of flats.
B1
used whendescribinghowlongthedistancebetween the twosidesof something is or whenaskingfor thisinformation:
宽度为…的；…宽的Therectangleis 5 cmlongand 1.9 cm wide.这个长方形长5厘米，宽1.9厘米。
Theswimmingpoolis fivemetreswide.这个游泳池有5米宽。
How wide areyourskis?你的滑雪板有多宽？
- Thewardrobeis 2 m high, 1 m wide and 60 cmdeep.
- Thebedis too wide - we'll never get it through thedoor.
- Stand withyourfeetwideapart.
- Openyourmouthwide and say "Ah".
- Someone hadleftthewindowwideopen.
Wide and thick
- broad
- broadness
- squat
- squatty
- stretch
- stretch the length ofsomethingidiom
- stumpy
- super-wide
- thick
- ultra-wide
- width
- wingspan
wideadjective(AMOUNT)
B1
used todescribesomething thatincludesalargeamountor many differenttypesof thing, or thatcoversalargerangeorarea:
范围广阔的；广泛的Theysella widerangeof skin-careproducts.他们销售各种各样的护肤品。
She has a wideexperienceofteaching, in many differentschools.她先后在多所学校工作过，有丰富的教学经验。
Theideanolongerenjoyswidesupport(= thesupportof manypeople).这种想法不再受到广泛支持。
- Theeveningmenuoffersa widechoiceofdishes.
- Wesella widerangeofcosmeticsandtoiletriesat a veryreasonableprice.
- Theaccessibilityof herplaysmeansthat she isabletoreacha wideaudience.
- Shewonthepresidencyby a widemargin.
- A widespectrumofopinionwasrepresentedat themeeting.
Measurements in general
- bathymetric
- bathymetry
- be running atsomethingidiom
- calibrate
- calibration
- drop
- elevation
- factor
- full-scale
- kilo
- knee-deep
- lengthways
- longways
- metric
- metrication
- micro
- milli-
- proportion
- scale
- setting
Grammar
Measurements
We use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size:…Area: length, width, depth and height
We use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size:…Weight and volume
We use the verb weigh to measure weight:…Frequency, speed, time
We use many different expressions to describe frequency, speed and time. Here are some of them:…Idioms
be wide of the mark
givesomething/someonea wide berth
wide
adverb
uk/waɪd/us/waɪd/wideadverb(DISTANCE)
B2
fartherthanusual, or asfaraspossible:
大大地；充分地"Openwide," said thedentist.“张大嘴，”牙医说道。
Theymovedthefencepostswiderapart.他们将篱笆桩之间的距离拉得更大了些。
Distant in space and time
- (in) the middle of nowhereidiom
- afar
- afield
- all/the four corners of the world/earthidiom
- anywhere
- as far as the eye can/could seeidiom
- away
- eye
- far
- farthest
- further
- furthermost
- light years awayidiom
- lonely
- middle
- remotely
- remoteness
- ultra
- ultra-distant
- virtually
wideadverb(AMOUNT)
C2
completely, or by alargeamount:
完全；大大地Sheleftthedoorwideopen.她让门完全敞开着。
It was 3 a.m. and we were still wideawake.已经是凌晨3点钟了，我们仍然全无睡意。
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- extreme
- highly
- rank
- raving
- serious
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- terribly
- unutterably
- veritably
- wonderfully
Grammar
Measurements
We use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size:…Area: length, width, depth and height
We use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size:…Weight and volume
We use the verb weigh to measure weight:…Frequency, speed, time
We use many different expressions to describe frequency, speed and time. Here are some of them:…