widespread

Definitions

wide + spread (past participle) = spread out over a broad area. The breadth is usually abstract: widespread panic, widespread support, widespread damage.

Common Collocations

• 1.widespread support广泛的支持
• 2.widespread damage大面积损毁
• 3.widespread use广泛使用
• 4.widespread panic普遍恐慌

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The storm caused widespread damage along the coast.

• 2.

  There is widespread support for the new policy.