widen

/ˈwaɪdn̩/· verb

政治/外交/军事B1

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Chinese meaning

扩kuò大dà,加jiā剧jù

变biàn得dé更gèng宽kuān,范fàn围wéi扩kuò大dà

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中zhōng东dōng冲chōng突tū波bō及jí范fàn围wéi正zhèng在zài扩kuò大dà

Example

Iran Will Meet With Gulf Arab States as Mideast Conflict Widens

随suí着zhe中zhōng东dōng冲chōng突tū不bù断duàn扩kuò大dà,伊yī朗lǎng将jiāng与yǔ海hǎi湾wān阿ā拉lā伯bó国guó家jiā举jǔ行xíng会huì晤wù。

Source: The New York Times · 13 Sep 2026

Background ✎

伊yī朗lǎng将jiāng与yǔ海hǎi湾wān阿ā拉lā伯bó国guó家jiā举jǔ行xíng会huì谈tán,因yīn为wèi中zhōng东dōng冲chōng突tū还hái在zài持chí续xù扩kuò大dà。官guān员yuán说shuō会huì谈tán定dìng在zài明míng天tiān,但dàn结jié束shù伊yī朗lǎng与yǔ美měi国guó战zhàn事shì的de外wài交jiāo努nǔ力lì已yǐ经jīng停tíng滞zhì,亲qīn伊yī朗lǎng武wǔ装zhuāng在zài也yě门mén又yòu有yǒu新xīn进jìn展zhǎn,霍huò尔ěr木mù兹zī海hǎi峡xiá仍réng是shì冲chōng突tū中zhōng最zuì敏mǐn感gǎn的de地dì带dài。

Roots · etymology

源自wide(宽)+ -en(使动后缀)

  • wide(宽的)+ -en(使…化的动词后缀)

Collocations

  • conflict widens / widen the gap / gap widens between

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