widens; widened; widening
widens; widened; widening
Learner's definition of WIDEN
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[+ object] : to make (something) wide or wider : broaden使…变宽;加宽 -
The city is going to widen the road.市政府准备拓宽这条马路。
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They plan to widen the investigation.他们计划扩大调查范围。
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The team widened [=increased] their lead in the fifth inning.这支队在第五局扩大了领先优势。
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[no object] : to become wide or wider变宽;扩大 -
Her eyes widened in surprise.她吃惊地瞪大眼睛。
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They went swimming at a spot where the river widens.他们到河面变宽的地方游泳去了。
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The widening [=increasing] gap between incomes was noted in the study.这项研究指出收入差距日益增大。
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The scope of the investigation has widened.调查的范围已经扩大。