柯林斯詞典broaden /?br??d?n/ (broadening,broadened,broadens) 1. V-I When something broadens, it becomes wider. 變寬 The trails broadened into roads. 小逕變寬成大路了。2. V-T/V-I When you broaden something such as your experience or popularity, or when it broadens, the number of things or people that it includes becomes greater. 擴寬; 開濶 We must broaden our appeal. 我們必須擴大我們的吸引力。 I thought you wanted to broaden your horizons. 我以爲你想拓寬自己的眡野。 返回 broaden劍橋詞典 broaden verb (WIDER) [ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ] to become wider , or to cause something to become wider (使)變寬;(使)變?yōu)N The track broadens and becomes a road at this point . 小道逐漸拓寬,到這裡就成了一條馬路。 They are broadening the bridge to speed up the flow of traffic . 他們正在拓寬大橋以提高通行能力。 broaden verb (MORE GENERAL) [ 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ] to increase the range of something 擴展;拓寬 They've introduced all sorts of new elements to that programme in order to broaden its appeal . 他們已經(jīng)給那個節(jié)目加入了各種新元素以增強其吸引力。 I hoped that going to college might broaden my horizons (= increase the range of my knowledge and experience ). 我希望上大學能使我增長見識。 ?broaden the/your mind to make someone understand more and know more about different subjects , ideas , places , etc. 拓展(眡野,思維) They say that travel broadens the mind . 他們說旅行拓展思維。 The Internet can give children opportunities to broaden their minds . 互聯(lián)網(wǎng)給兒童帶來機會讓他們拓展眡野。 短語動詞broaden out 返回 broaden