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wide open
Translationswide (waid) adjective1. great in extent, especially from side to side. wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise. 寬闊的 宽阔的2. being a certain distance from one side to the other. This material is three metres wide; How wide is it? 寬度 宽度3. great or large. He won by a wide margin. 大的 广大的4. covering a large and varied range of subjects etc. a wide experience of teaching. 廣泛的 广泛的 adverb with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side. He opened his eyes wide. (眼睛)張大地 （眼睛）张得很大地 ˈwidely adverb 寬闊地，廣泛地 广泛地ˈwiden verb to make, or become, wide or wider. They have widened the road; The lane widens here. 加寬，變寬，更寬 加宽ˈwideness noun 寬闊 扩大width (widθ) noun1. size from side to side. What is the width of this material?; This fabric comes in three different widths. 寬度 宽度2. the state of being wide. 寬闊 广阔ˌwide-ˈranging adjective (of interests etc) covering a large number of subjects etc. (興趣等)廣泛的 广泛的ˈwidespread adjective spread over a large area or among many people. widespread hunger and disease. 普遍的 普遍的give a wide berth (to) to keep well away from. I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds. 遠離 远离wide apart a great (or greater than average) distance away from one another. He held his hands wide apart. 張得很開 保持距离，离得很远 wide awake fully awake. 完全清醒的 完全清醒的wide open fully open. The door was wide open; Her eyes are wide open but she seems to be asleep. 敞開，大開 敞开，大开 wide open
wide open1. Literally, completely open, as of a door or window. No wonder it's drafty in here—the window is wide open!2. Having many possible outcomes or options available. With so many outstanding teams in the playoffs this year, the field is wide open. Now that you have your degree, the future's wide open to you!3. slang In sports, far away from defenders and available to easily receive a pass. Come on, pass it to me, I'm wide open! Didn't you see that your receiver was wide open?4. Going very fast; at full speed. We were wide open, man, and he passed us like we were parked. He must have been doing 120!5. Extremely vulnerable to something. Not having a disclaimer leaves you wide open to lawsuits. The military officials knew that pulling out would leave the country wide open to civil war.6. slang To be overrun with crime. Our city used to be wide open, until the new police commissioner started getting criminals off the streets.See also: open, widewide open 1. as fast as possible; at full throttle. I was driving along wide open when I became aware of a flashing red light. It was wide open and still wouldn't do better than eighty. 2. [of a town or place] full of crime or corruption; vice-ridden. This town is wide open! Because the prison is understaffed, it is wide open.See also: open, widewide open1. Unresolved, unsettled, as in The fate of that former colony is still wide open. [Mid-1900s] 2. Unprotected or vulnerable, as in That remark about immigrants left him wide open to hostile criticism. This expression originated in boxing, where it signifies being off one's guard and open to an opponent's punches. It began to be used more broadly about 1940. Also see leave open. See also: open, wide(lay/leave yourself) wide ˈopen (to something) (put yourself) in a situation where you can easily be criticized, blamed, attacked, etc: By not saying anything in your defence, you’re leaving yourself wide open to their accusations. ♢ The soldiers were wide open to attack. OPPOSITE: cover your backSee also: open, widewide open1. mod. as fast as possible; at full throttle. I was driving along wide open when I became aware of a flashing red light. 2. mod. vice-ridden. This town is wide open! See also: open, wideEncyclopediaSeewide |