broaden
英 ['brɔːd(ə)n]
美 ['brɔdn]
- vi. 扩大，变阔；变宽，加宽
- vt. 使扩大；使变宽
英文词源
- broaden (v.)
- 1727, from broad (adj.) + -en (1). The word seems no older than this date (discovered by Johnson in one of James Thomson's "Seasons" poems); broadened also is first found in the same poet, and past participle adjective broadening is recorded from 1850.
双语例句
- 1. We must broaden our appeal.
- 我们必须进行更广泛的呼吁。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. We'll broaden the discussion out in a minute.
- 我们马上要扩大讨论的范围。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. a promise to broaden access to higher education
- 拓宽高等教育渠道的承诺
来自《权威词典》
- 4. Let's broaden out the discussion to talk about education as a whole.
- 我们来扩大一下讨论范围,全面谈谈桝育问题.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. We broaden in experiences by traveling.
- 旅行增长我们的经验.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》