| 词组 | broad and wide |
| 释义 | Contents overview broad and widebroad and widebroad and wide and wide 41210270412 broad and wide1physical distanceTo talk about the physical distance from one side of something to the other, we more often use wide.The old city has very wide streets.The car's too wide for the garage.Broad can also be used in this physical sense, especially in more formal descriptions.Across the broad valley, the mountains rose blue and mysterious.She wore a simple green dress with a broad black belt.Note also: broad shoulders; a broad back; wide eyes; a wide mouth.Wide is used in expressions of measurement; note the word order.The river is about half a mile wide. (not … wide half a mile.)2abstract meaningsBoth words can express more abstract meanings. Common expressions:broad agreement (= agreement on most important points)broad-minded (= tolerant)broad daylight (= full, bright daylight)a wide variety/range (of opinions, etc)For other common expressions with broad and wide, see a good dictionary.Previous Next |
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