wide
Definitions
Measuring a large distance from side to side; broad
宽的，宽阔的
Covering or including a large range of things
广泛的，范围大的
To the full extent; far to one side of a target
完全张开地；（偏离目标地）偏向一边
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedwide is the bare native root from Old English wīd, 'broad.' The core image is the distance from one side to the other. From physical breadth (a wide road) it stretches to abstract span (a wide range of options) and even to error (a shot that goes wide misses by veering to the side).
Root wide still carries 8 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.wide range广泛的范围
- 2.wide variety各种各样
- 3.wide open敞开的
- 4.a wide gap巨大的差距
Example Sentences
- 1.
The river is too wide to swim across here.
- 2.
The course covers a wide range of topics.
- 3.
She opened her eyes wide in surprise.
- 4.
His shot went wide of the goal.
Easily Confused
wide vs broad — Both mean 'large from side to side.' wide stresses the actual measured distance and is the default for openings and gaps (wide door, wide eyes, wide gap). broad stresses a generous, sweeping surface or scope (broad shoulders, broad daylight, a broad outline). You widen a road but you take a broad view.