widen的过去式是：widened。
widen的过去式是：widened。widen的意思是vt.加宽；使变宽；扩大；vi.变宽。widen的读音是英['wa?dn]；美['wa?dn]。
一、详尽释义点此查看widen的详细内容
二、英英释义
"The road widened"
"Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"
"widen the road"
"The law was extended to all citizens"
"widen the range of applications"
"broaden your horizon"
"Extend your backyard"
三、词典解释
1.（使）变宽;（把…）加宽
If youwiden something or if itwidens, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other.
widen的近义词
e.g. He had an operation last year towiden a heart artery...
去年他接受了一个扩张心脏动脉的手术。
e.g. The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
河流转向东流时河道大幅度变宽。
2.(使)扩大;(使)扩展;(使)增加
If youwiden something or if itwidens, it becomes greater in range or it affects a larger number of people or things.
e.g. 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。
e.g. The search for my brother widened...
对我弟弟的搜索范围扩大了。
3.(眼睛)睁大
If your eyeswiden, they open more.
e.g. His eyes widened as he spoke the words.
他说这番话时眼睛瞪大了。
4.(使)(差距)拉大
If a difference or gapwidens or if somethingwidens it, it becomes greater.
e.g. Wage differences in the two areas are widening...
两个地区的工资差距正在拉大。
e.g. The US trade deficitwidened to $7.59 billion in November.
11月美国的贸易赤字扩大到75.9亿美元。
四、例句
When are they going to widen the streets?
他们打算什么时候把这些街道加宽?
Mr.Trent hopes the city won't go through with its plans to widen the street.
特伦特先生希望这座城市不会实现它的拓宽街道的计划。
We should widen the opportunities for adequate medical care.
我们应当使得到适当医药救护的机会更为扩大。
He wants to widen his knowledge of the industry.
他想扩充自己在这一行业的知识。
Reading books widely can widen your knowledge.
广泛阅读书籍能扩大你的知识面。
His eyes widened in shocked disbelief.
他眼睛睁大，既惊讶又怀疑。
五、词汇搭配
六、经典引文
The gates thus widen'd..Their ample entrance to the English gaue.
出自：M. Draytonwiden的相关近义词
broaden、amplify、enlarge、extend、expand、aggrandize、dilate、distend、let out
widen的相关反义词
widen的相关临近词
widespread、wide、widener、Widenor、Widenius、widening、Widenborg、widen out、Widenroth、Widenberg、Widenholm、Widengren