widen
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈwaɪ.dən/us/ˈwaɪ.dən/widenverb[I or T](DISTANCE)
B2
tobecome, or to make somethinggreaterinwidth:
(使)变宽,加宽;放宽As itapproachesthesea, theriverbeginsto widen(out).随着河流接近入海口,河道开始变宽。
- They are widening theroadinourvillage.
- He is having anoperationto widen thespacein hisarteries.
- Thevalleywidens here.
Enlarging and inflating
- augmentation
- balloon
- bloat
- broaden
- build(someone/something)up
- bulk
- deepen
- expand
- explosively
- flare
- fluffsomethingup
- implacably
- inflation
- lengthen
- puff
- pumpsomeoneup
- reinflate
- reinflation
- scalesomethingup
- stretch
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Becoming bigger
widenverb[I or T](AMOUNT)
B2
to (causesomething to)becomelargeror toincludealargeramountornumber:
(使)变宽;(使)变多;(使)变大Hiseyes/smilewidened.他睁大了眼睛/大笑起来。
Why not widen thediscussiontoincludetheMuslimandJewishpointsofview?为什么不扩大讨论的范围,把伊斯兰教和犹太教的观点也包括进来?
Enlarging and inflating
- augmentation
- balloon
- bloat
- broaden
- build(someone/something)up
- bulk
- deepen
- expand
- explosively
- flare
- fluffsomethingup
- implacably
- inflation
- lengthen
- puff
- pumpsomeoneup
- reinflate
- reinflation
- scalesomethingup
- stretch
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Becoming bigger