broaden

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vi. 变宽, 扩大 vt. 放宽, 使扩大

发音

UK /ˈbɹɔː.dn̩/
其它 /ˈbɹɑ.dn̩/
AU /ˈbɹoː.dn̩/
NZ /ˈbɹoː.dn̩/

词形变化

broadened broadenest broadeneth broadening broadens 三单 broadens broadening 现在分词 broadened 过去式 broadened 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

使扩大；使变宽

动词

扩大，变阔；变宽，加宽

释义与例句

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To make broad or broader.

    及物

    broaden one’s knowledge

    broaden the canal

    Travel broadens the mind.

  2. 2.

    To become broad or broader.

    扩大

    不及物

    The roads gradually broadened as we drove into the countryside.

    Her knowledge broadened after spending a year in South America.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

extend widen diversify branch out

上位词 6

change increase extend alter vary widen

下位词 5

stretch globalise globalize territorialise territorialize

近义相关 2

extend expand

相关短语

broaden someone's horizons

词源

From broad + -en (verbal suffix).

来源：wiktionary