英语词汇“wide”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wide

(waɪd )

Word forms: wider , widest

1. adjective A2

Something that is wide measures a large distance from one side or edge to the other.

All worktops should be wide enough to allow plenty of space for food preparation.

...a wide-brimmed sunhat.

Synonyms: spacious, broad, extensive, ample

2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A wide smile is one in which your mouth is stretched because you are very pleased or amused.

It brought a wide smile to his face and laughter to his eyes.

His face broke into a wide grin.

widely adverb [ADVERB after verb]

He was grinning widely, waving to her as he ran.

3. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, oft ADJECTIVE noun] B2

If you open or spread something wide, you open or spread it as far as possible or to the fullest extent.

Open your mouth wide.

'It was huge,' he announced, spreading his arms wide.

His eyes were wide in disbelief.

He fell over this time, flat on his back with his legs wide.

Synonyms: expanded, dilated, fully open, distended

4. adjective [as ADJ as] B1+

You use wide to talk or ask about how much something measures from one side or edge to the other.

...a corridor of land 10 kilometres wide.

The road is only one track wide.

...a desk that was almost as wide as the room.

Stand tall with your feet slightly wider than shoulder distance apart.

5. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1+

You use wide to describe something that includes a large number of different things or people.

The brochure offers a wide choice of hotels, apartments and holiday homes.

The proposed constitution gives him much wider powers than his predecessor.

...a major event which brought together a wide range of interest groups.

Synonyms: broad, comprehensive, extensive, wide-ranging

widely adverb [usually ADVERB after verb]

He published widely in scientific journals.

He was widely travelled.

6. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2

You use wide to say that something is found, believed, known, or supported by many people or throughout a large area.

The case has attracted wide publicity.

I suspect this book will have the widest appeal of all.

As pope he won wide support for his strict orthodoxy.

Synonyms: extensive, general, far-reaching, overarching

widely adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2

At present, no widely approved vaccine exists for malaria.

...the group which is widely blamed for having planted the bomb.

7. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1

A wide difference or gap between two things, ideas, or qualities is a large difference or gap.

Research shows a wide difference in tastes around the country.

There are wide variations caused by different academic programme structures.

widely adverb [ADVERB after verb, ADVERB adjective] B2

The treatment regime may vary widely depending on the type of injury.

...children from widely different backgrounds.

8. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

Wider is used to describe something which relates to the most important or general parts of a situation, rather than to the smaller parts or to details.

He emphasised the wider issue of superpower cooperation.

Oakley locates housework in the wider context of economic, social and political structures.

9. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If something such as a shot or punch is wide, it does not hit its target but lands to the right or left of it.

The shot was wide anyway.

Nearly half the missiles landed wide.

Synonyms: distant, off, away, remote

10. See also wide awake

11. far and wide phrase

If people come from far and wide, they come from a large number of places, some of them far away. If things spread far and wide, they spread over a very large area or distance. [written]

Volunteers came from far and wide.

His fame spread far and wide.

Synonyms: extensively, everywhere, worldwide, far and near

12. wide of the mark phrase

If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.

That comparison isn't as wide of the mark as it seems.

Synonyms: inaccurate, mistaken, out, wrong

13. wide open phrase B1

If something is wide open, it is open to its full extent.

The child had left the inner door wide open.

-wide

(-waɪd )

combining form

-wide combines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate that something exists or happens throughout the place or area that the noun refers to.

...a Europe-wide conference on security and cooperation.

Is the problem one that's industry-wide?

-wide also combines to form adverbs.

Employers want to be sure recruits understand business Europe-wide.

Country-wide, a total of 22 political parties are competing for the voters' allegiance.

Idioms:

give someone or something a wide berth

to deliberately avoid someone or something

Having lived all my adult life in Africa I have a very healthy respect for snakes and have always tried to give them a wide berth.

cast a wide net

to involve a large number of things or people in what you are doing

No British theatre casts a wider net for talent .

be wide open

if a contest or competition is wide open, it is very difficult to say who will win because the competitors are all equally good

The Tories breathed a sigh of relief last night as two polls showed the election race was still wide open.

blow something wide open

to change something completely by doing things in a totally different way

Pamela has blown the old newsreader image wide open.

to reveal something secret that other people have been trying to hide

Has it occurred to you that he can blow the operation wide open?

leave yourself wide open or lay yourself wide open

if you leave yourself wide open to criticism or ridicule, you make it very easy for other people to criticize or ridicule you, because you behave in a naive or foolish way

The statement leaves us wide open to attack.

into the wide blue yonder or into the wild blue yonder

on a journey to a faraway place which is unfamiliar or mysterious

Sailing into the wide blue yonder, Colin discovers his very own Treasure Island.

wide of the mark

incorrect or inaccurate

For once, it seems that their figures are not too wide of the mark.

Collocations:

wide width

The wide width, median and sections lacking a large commercial presence attracted a reputation for the competition.