wide
adj
(-r, -st)
1
(a) measuring much from side to side; not narrow 宽的; 宽阔的: a wide river 宽阔的河
The gap in the fence was just wide enough for the sheep to get through. 篱笆上的豁口宽度刚好能让羊钻过去.
(fig 比喻) a wide (ie large) selection 广泛的可供选择的范围. Cf 参看 broad1 1.
(b) having the specified width 有某宽度的
The garden is thirty feet wide. 这个花园三十英尺宽.
a two-inch-wide ribbon 两英寸宽的带子.
2 extending over a large area 广大的; 宽广的
the whole wide world 整个大世界
a manager with wide experience of industry 在工业方面有丰富经验的经理
The affair raises wider issues of national interest. 此事向全民提出了广为关注的问题.3 fully open 完全张开的
She stared at him with eyes wide. 她睁大了眼睛注视著他.
4 far from the point aimed at 远离目标的
Her shot was wide (of the target). 她射的离目标很远.
5 (idm 习语) be/fall wide of the `mark be inaccurate or far from the point aimed at 不准确的; 离目的远的
His guesses were all very wide of the mark. 他猜得都很离谱. give sb/sth a wide `berth remain at a safe distance from sb/sth 与某人[某事物]保持安全距离
He's so boring that I always try to give him a wide berth at parties. 他这个人很没意思, 在聚会上我总是对他退避三舍. wide, adv
1 to the full extent; fully 充分地; 完全地: wide awake 完全清醒
with legs wide apart 两腿劈开很大
Open your mouth wide. 把嘴张大.
2 (idm 习语) cast one's net wide => cast1. far and near/wide => far. wide `open (of a contest) with no competitor who is a certain winner (指竞赛)没有一个参赛者有必胜把握的.
3 wide open (to sth) exposed (to attack, etc) (对於外来的攻击等)敞开著的, 暴露著的, 可以受到的
wide open to criticism 尽可受到批评. ,widea`wake adj(infml approv 口, 褒) alert 警觉的; 警惕的
a ,wideawake young `woman, ie one who realizes what is going on, etc and is not easily deceived 机敏的年轻女子. `widespreadadj found or distributed over a large area 遍布的; 大面积的
widespread damage, confusion 大面积的损坏、 各处呈现的混乱. wide, n (in cricket) ball that is judged by the umpire to be bowled outside the batsman's reach (板球)(裁判认为投的球为)坏球.
Peter began to hear about the interesting new play.
彼德开始听到新放映的电视剧很精彩。
The men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks, in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the current towards our bank.