| 单词 | wide |
| 释义 | wide —wideness, n. /wuyd/, adj., wider, widest, adv. , n. adj. 1. having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad: a wide boulevard. 2. having a certain or specified extent from side to side: three feet wide. 3. of great horizontal extent; extensive; vast; spacious: the wide plains of the West. 4. of great range or scope; embracing a great number or variety of subjects, cases, etc.: wide experience. 5. open to the full or a great extent; expanded; distended: to stare with wide eyes. 6. apart or remote from a specified point or object: a guess wide of the truth. 7. too far or too much to one side: a shot wide of the mark. 8. Baseball. outside (def. 16): The pitch was wide of the plate. 9. full, ample, or roomy, as clothing: He wore wide, flowing robes. 10. Phonet. lax (def. 7). 11. Brit. Slang. shrewd; wary. adv. 12. to the full extent of opening: Open your mouth wide. 13. to the utmost, or fully: to be wide awake. 14. away from or to one side of a point, mark, purpose, or the like; aside; astray: The shot went wide. 15. over an extensive space or region, or far abroad: scattered far and wide. 16. to a great, or relatively great, extent from side to side: The river runs wide here. n. 17. Cricket. a bowled ball that goes wide of the wicket, and counts as a run for the side batting. 18. Archaic. a wide space or expanse. [bef. 900; ME; OE wid; c. D wijd, G weit, ON vithr] Syn. 1. WIDE, BROAD refer to dimensions. They are often interchangeable, but WIDE especially applies to things of which the length is much greater than the width: a wide road, piece of ribbon. BROAD is more emphatic, and applies to things of considerable or great width, breadth, or extent, esp. to surfaces extending laterally: a broad valley. 3. boundless; comprehensive; ample. Ant. 1. narrow. |
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