wide和broad是同义词wide的名词，在表示街道、河流多宽时，两个单词都可用。如：Canal Street is very wide.(运河街很宽) The main street of the village was broad.(村子里的大街很宽) They came to a wide river.(他们来到一条大河边) The river is 30 feet broad.(那条河有三十英尺宽)

当谈到某样东西有多宽时要用wide。如：The door is three feet wide.(门有三英尺宽) The material is 2 meters wide.(这种衣料有2米宽)

指胸部肩部宽时多用broad表示。如：He was tall, broad-shouldered, very handsome.(他高个子，肩很宽，很英俊)

此外，二者都可以用于引申意义，wide表示“广泛的、渊博的、丰富的”等等。如：He has wide interest.(他有广泛的兴趣) He has a wide knowledge of French history.(他对法国历史有渊博的知识) An executive should have wide business experience.(一个主管人员应该有丰富的商业经验)

broad表示“宽阔的，广大的”等等。如：He has a broad mind.(他有广阔的胸怀) The broad masses of the people of the world ant to be friends with us.(世界上的广大群众愿和我们友好)

简明英汉词典

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wide

[waid]

adj.

宽的, 宽阔的

He admired the city’s wide streets.

他赞美该市宽阔的街道。

范围大的, 广泛的

His interests spanned a wide range of subjects.

他的兴趣涉及广泛的学科。

完全张开的

She stared at him with wide eyes.

她睁大眼睛注视着他。

adv.

充分地32313133353236313431303231363533e59b9ee7ad9431333236383530, 完全地

He stood with his legs wide apart.

他两腿完全叉开地站着。

(体育中)远离目标地

The arrow fell wide.

箭没有射中。

现代英汉综合大辞典

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wide

[waid]

adj.

宽广的,广阔的,广大的,广泛的; 渊博的

张大的, 充分展开的

远离(目标)的, 相差很大的; 错得厉害的

[英俚]机警的, 老奸巨滑的

(观点)开放的, 无偏见的

(语音)开的

a wideroad [river]

一条宽阔的路[河]

the wide ocean

广阔的大洋

wide knowledge

渊博的知识

a man with wide interests

兴趣广泛的人

She stared at him with wide eyes.

她睁大了眼睛注视他。

The bullet was wide of the mark.

子弹距离目标很远。

Your remark was wide of the truth.

你说的话很不真实。

He takes wide views.

他(心胸)无偏见[采取开通的观点]。

词性变化

wide

adv.

广阔[大]地, 遍及各地

充分地, 张得很大地

远离目标

完全[充分]地

travel far and wide

到处旅行

Open your mouth wide.

张大你的嘴。

The window was wide open.

那窗子是大开着的。

The shot went wide.

子弹打歪了。

wide

n.

[the wide] 广大的世界

继承用法

wide-angle

adj.

(摄影)广角的

wideband

[ˈwaɪdˈbænd]

adj.

【信】宽频带的, 宽波段的

wide-eyed

adj.

睁大眼睛的(因惊讶、好奇、害怕等)

wide-field

[ˈwaɪdˈfi:ld]

adj.

视野广阔的

wide-open

[ˈwaɪdˈəʊpən]

adj.

全开的, 张开的; 没有保护的, 客易受到攻击的

(城市等)执法不严的; 对非法活动放任的

wide-range

adj.

宽量的; 宽波段的; 宽射程的; 范围广的

wide-scope

n.

宽频带示波器

wide-screen

[ˈwaɪdˈskri:n]

adj.

宽银幕的

wide-watered

adj.

临海的; 水面宽广的

wideness

n.

习惯用语

broke to the wide

[俚]一个钱也没有, 穷到极点

dead to the wide

酩酊大醉

失去知觉的, 不省人事的

熟睡, 酣睡

done to the wide

精疲力竭; 被打败; 完蛋

大醉, 烂醉如泥

lost to the wide

[口]沉睡; 熟睡; 不理会周围发生的事

to the wide

完全地; 极度地

whacked to the wide

[口]精疲力竭, 疲惫不堪

wide and far

到处, 四面八方, 广泛地

1. open your eyes wide; with the throttle wide open

把你的眼睛完全睁开；把阀门完全打开

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2. stand with legs wide apart; ran wide around left end.

两腿分开站着；在左边锋跑动很开阔。

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3. the kick was wide; the arrow was wide of the mark; a claim that was wide of the truth.

这一脚是歪的；箭没有命中靶子；一个不切实际的要求。

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4. very large albatross, white with wide black wings

非常大的信天翁；主体为白色羽毛，翅膀黑色

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5. Wandered wide through many lands; he traveled widely.

在许多国家到处漂泊；他到处游历。

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6. We have a very wide selection of watches.

我们有很多手表可供选择。

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7. We walk along a street fifty feet wide.

我们沿着一条五十英尺宽的街道走着。

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8. What you said is wide of the mark.

你讲得一点也不沾边。

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9. Wide ears and a short tongue are best.

何事最为优，多听少开口。

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10. Wide ear and a short tongue is best.

何事最为优，多听少开口。