wide /waid/ I. adj. 1. 宽，阔；广泛的：The river is about ten metres wide.这条河约10米宽。wide reading 博览；have wide interests有广泛的兴趣 2. 用于习语 far and wide 四面八方（见far条) wide of the mark 错了：Yesterday’s weather forecast was a little wide of the mark, then.那么，昨天的天气预报犯了点错误。‖II. adv. 广，广阔，广大：spread far and wide 远近传播Open your mouth wide. 把嘴张大。
［辨析］见broad
widely /ˈwaidli/ adv.广泛地，大大地：He’s widely known as a good doctor.作为一名好大夫他远近闻名。The two books are widely different. 这两本书相差很远。
widen /ˈwaidn/ vt. & vi. 加宽，放宽；变宽：to widen one’s knowledge 拓宽知识面This road needs widening/to be widened. 这条路需要加宽。His interests widened. 他的兴趣面扩大了。 His outlook gradually widens. 他的眼光渐渐开阔了。
widespread /ˈwaisspred/ adj. 分布(或散布)广的，普遍的：a widespread tendency 普遍的倾向； become less widespread 不太普遍了 English is a widespread language. 英语是一种应用很广的语言。
