widenwid•en /'waɪdn/

vt

1. 使变(得)更宽，拓宽

• widen the road 拓宽道路

2. 扩大…的范围；增加…的程度

• She attempted to widen the gulf between the two sides. 她企图扩大双方的隔阂。

vi

1. 变宽；变大

• The river widens from here. 河道从这里变宽。

2. 在程度(或范围)方面变大；扩大

• The gap between the poor and the rich is widening. 贫富差距正在加大。