widespread
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TOEFL高考四级六级考研B1
释义
adj.
Found or distributed over a large area; affecting many people or places
广泛的；普遍的
词根拆分
原生英语wide + spread（过去分词）= 广泛铺开。这里的「宽」通常是抽象的：widespread panic 普遍恐慌、widespread support 广泛支持、widespread damage 大面积损毁。
词根 wide 还连着 8 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
The storm caused widespread damage along the coast.
风暴在沿海地区造成了大面积损毁。
- 2.
There is widespread support for the new policy.
这项新政策得到了广泛的支持。