width
UK/widθ/US
IELTSB2
Definitions
n.
The measurement of something from one side to the other
宽度
n.
A piece of fabric of a standard full width
（标准幅宽的）一幅布
Root Breakdown
Native Englishwide + the old noun-forming -th (as in length, depth, strength, warmth) = the measured amount of breadth. Note the vowel shortens: 'wide' /waɪd/ becomes 'width' /wɪdθ/, the same shift as long → length and deep → depth.
Root wide still carries 8 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.full width全宽
- 2.shoulder width肩宽
- 3.the width of……的宽度
Example Sentences
- 1.
Measure the width of the table before you buy a cloth.
- 2.
The road is two meters wide in width at this point.
- 3.
The pool's width makes it ideal for lane swimming.