wide
/waɪd; waɪd/ 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.