wide 1 S1 W1 / waɪd / 形容词 #

1 distance

a) measuring a large distance from one side to the other 同义词 broad 反义词 narrow :

a wide tree-lined road

a hat with a wide brim

wide smile/grin

As he ran toward me, his face broke into a wide grin.

b) measuring a particular distance from one side to the other :

How wide is the door?

The boat was nearly as wide as the canal.

five metres/two miles etc wide

The river is more than fifty yards wide.

2 variety [通常用于名词前] including or involving a large variety of different people, things, or situations :

a man with a wide experience of foreign affairs

Our aim is to bring classical music to a wider audience.

a wide range/variety/choice etc (of something)

This year’s festival includes a wide range of entertainers.

holidays to a wide choice of destinations

3 in many places [通常用于名词前] happening among many people or in many places :

The radio and newspapers gave the trial wide coverage.

4 a wide variation/difference/gap etc a large and noticeable difference :

the ever-wider gap between the richest and poorest countries

5 the wider context/issues/picture etc the more general features of a situation, rather than the specific details :

We hope that by the end of the course students will be able to see their subject in a wider context.

6 eyes literary wide eyes are fully open, especially when someone is very surprised, excited, or frightened :

Her eyes grew wide in anticipation.

7 give somebody/something a wide berth to avoid someone or something

8 not hit something not hitting something you were aiming at

wide of

His shot was just wide of the goal.

9 the (big) wide world especially spoken places outside the small familiar place where you live :

Soon you’ll leave school and go out into the big wide world.

10 nationwide/city-wide etc affecting all the people in a nation, city etc :

a country-wide revolt against the government

wide 2 W3 S3 adverb #

1 wide open/awake/apart completely open, awake, or apart :
Someone left the back door wide open. At 2 a.m. I was still wide awake. Sandy stood with his back to the fire, legs wide apart. 2 opening or spreading as much as possible open/spread (something) wide Spiro spread his arms wide in a welcoming gesture. Leonora’s eyes opened wide in horror. The windows had been opened wide and she could feel a slight breeze. 3 wide open if a competition, election etc is wide open, it is possible for anyone to succeed :
Most experts agree that the election is wide open at this point. 4 not hitting something you were aiming at, and missing it by a large distance :
His throw to first base went wide . 5 wide of the mark a) not correct about something, by a large amount :
The opinion polls were hopelessly wide of the mark. b) not hitting something you were aiming at, and missing it by a large distance :
One of the bombs fell wide of the mark. → far and wide at far 1 ( 11 )