wide
adj
(-r, -st)
1
(a) measuring much from side to side; not narrow 寬的; 寬闊的: a wide river 寬闊的河
The gap in the fence was just wide enough for the sheep to get through. 籬笆上的豁口寬度剛好能讓羊鉆過(guò)去.
(fig 比喻) a wide (ie large) selection 廣泛的可供選擇的范圍. Cf 參看 broad1 1.
(b) having the specified width 有某寬度的
The garden is thirty feet wide. 這個(gè)花園三十英尺寬.
a two-inch-wide ribbon 兩英寸寬的帶子.
2 extending over a large area 廣大的; 寬廣的
the whole wide world 整個(gè)大世界
a manager with wide experience of industry 在工業(yè)方面有豐富經(jīng)驗(yàn)的經(jīng)理
The affair raises wider issues of national interest. 此事向全民提出了廣為關(guān)注的問(wèn)題.3 fully open 完全張開的
She stared at him with eyes wide. 她睜大了眼睛注視著他.
4 far from the point aimed at 遠(yuǎn)離目標(biāo)的
Her shot was wide (of the target). 她射的離目標(biāo)很遠(yuǎn).
5 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) be/fall wide of the `mark be inaccurate or far from the point aimed at 不準(zhǔn)確的; 離目的遠(yuǎn)的
His guesses were all very wide of the mark. 他猜得都很離譜. give sb/sth a wide `berth remain at a safe distance from sb/sth 與某人[某事物]保持安全距離
He's so boring that I always try to give him a wide berth at parties. 他這個(gè)人很沒(méi)意思, 在聚會(huì)上我總是對(duì)他退避三舍. wide, adv
1 to the full extent; fully 充分地; 完全地: wide awake 完全清醒
with legs wide apart 兩腿劈開很大
Open your mouth wide. 把嘴張大.
2 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) cast one's net wide => cast1. far and near/wide => far. wide `open (of a contest) with no competitor who is a certain winner (指競(jìng)賽)沒(méi)有一個(gè)參賽者有必勝把握的.
3 wide open (to sth) exposed (to attack, etc) (對(duì)於外來(lái)的攻擊等)敞開著的, 暴露著的, 可以受到的
wide open to criticism 盡可受到批評(píng). ,widea`wake adj(infml approv 口, 褒) alert 警覺(jué)的; 警惕的
a ,wideawake young `woman, ie one who realizes what is going on, etc and is not easily deceived 機(jī)敏的年輕女子. `widespreadadj found or distributed over a large area 遍布的; 大面積的
widespread damage, confusion 大面積的損壞、 各處呈現(xiàn)的混亂. wide, n (in cricket) ball that is judged by the umpire to be bowled outside the batsman's reach (板球)(裁判認(rèn)為投的球?yàn)椋那?