broadened

英 [ˈbrɔːdnd]

美 [ˈbrɔːdnd]

v.  变宽; 变阔; (使)扩大影响; 增长(经验、知识等)
broaden的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：broadened　

COCA.29229

柯林斯词典

• VERB 变宽
  When somethingbroadens, it becomes wider.
  1. The trails broadened into roads...
     羊肠小道变成了宽阔的公路。
  2. The smile broadened to a grin.
     笑容变得更加灿烂。
• V-ERG 扩大…的范围；增长，增加（经验、受欢迎程度）
  When youbroadensomething such as your experience or popularity or when itbroadens, the number of things or people that it includes becomes greater.
  1. We must broaden our appeal...
     我们必须进行更广泛的呼吁。
  2. I thought you wanted to broaden your horizons...
     我想你是想拓宽自己的视野。
  3. The political spectrum has broadened.
     政治范围得到了扩大。
• PHRASE 开阔（心胸）
  If an experiencebroadensyourmind, it makes you more willing to accept other people's beliefs and customs.
  1. They say that travel broadens the mind.
     他们说旅行能够开阔心胸。

双语例句

• In the capital he broadened access to health and education, kick-started long-delayed transport projects and ousted incompetent bureaucrats.
  在雅加达，他扩大了医疗保险和教育的覆盖范围，启动了拖延已久的交通项目，并罢免了无能的官员。
• At the same time, the Hong Kong style has broadened the audience for action movies.
  与此同时，香港风格扩大了动作片的观众面。
• These studies have deepened people's understanding of it and broadened their vision.
  这些研究加深了人们对《弗兰肯斯坦》的理解，也拓宽了人们的视野。
• This broadened my vision and knowledge.
  这拓宽了我的视野和知识。
• This narrow highway should be broadened.
  这条狭窄的公路应该加宽。
• Stanford Law School also broadened its third-year curriculum for students to earn joint degrees with other university departments.
  斯坦福法学院（StanfordLawSchool）也放宽了三年级的课程限制，允许学生获取该院系与其他大学院系的联合学位。
• The business scope has been broadened, and there are more visitors than ever before.
  经营范围扩大了，而且客户也多了很多。
• The smile broadened to a grin.
  笑容变得更加灿烂。
• She broadened the base of her writing after retirement.
  退休后，她扩大了自己的写作基础。
• The article covers biotechnological inventions, and some countries have broadened the discussion to cover biodiversity and traditional knowledge.
  该款规定包含有生物技术的发明创造，有些国家则把这种讨论范围扩大到了包括生物多样化和传统知识。