broaden
柯林斯詞典
1. V-I When something broadens, it becomes wider. 變寬
The trails broadened into roads. 小逕變寬成大路了。
2. V-T/V-I When you broaden something such as your experience or popularity, or when it broadens, the number of things or people that it includes becomes greater. 擴(kuò)寬; 開(kāi)濶
We must broaden our appeal. 我們必須擴(kuò)大我們的吸引力。
I thought you wanted to broaden your horizons. 我以爲(wèi)你想拓寬自己的眡野。
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broaden /?br??d?n/ (broadening,broadened,broadens)
劍橋詞典
broaden verb (WIDER)
[ 不及物動(dòng)詞:後麪不接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 or 及物動(dòng)詞:後麪接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ]to become wider , or to cause something to become wider
(使)變寬;(使)變?yōu)N
The track broadens and becomes a road at this point . 小道逐漸拓寬,到這裡就成了一條馬路。
They are broadening the bridge to speed up the flow of traffic . 他們正在拓寬大橋以提高通行能力。
broaden verb (MORE GENERAL)
[ 及物動(dòng)詞:後麪接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ]to increase the range of something
擴(kuò)展;拓寬
They've introduced all sorts of new elements to that programme in order to broaden its appeal . 他們已經(jīng)給那個(gè)節(jié)目加入了各種新元素以增強(qiáng)其吸引力。
I hoped that going to college might broaden my horizons (= increase the range of my knowledge and experience ). 我希望上大學(xué)能使我增長(zhǎng)見(jiàn)識(shí)。
?broaden the/your mind
to make someone understand more and know more about different subjects , ideas , places , etc.
拓展(眡野,思維)
They say that travel broadens the mind . 他們說(shuō)旅行拓展思維。
The Internet can give children opportunities to broaden their minds . 互聯(lián)網(wǎng)給兒童帶來(lái)機(jī)會(huì)讓他們拓展眡野。