They have ordered the widening of the road where the incident took place.
他们已下令拓宽出事路段。
2V-ERG (使)扩大;(使)扩展;(使)增加 If you widen something or if it widens, it becomes greater in range or it affects a larger number of people or things. (使)扩大;(使)扩展;(使)增加
U.S. prosecutors have widened a securities-fraud investigation. [VERB noun]
美国检察官扩大了对一起证券欺诈案的调查范围。
The search for my brother widened. [VERB]
对我弟弟的搜索范围扩大了。
Newspapers enjoyed a widening circle of readers. [VERB-ing]
报纸拥有越来越广泛的读者群。
3VERB (眼睛)睁大 If your eyes widen, they open more. (眼睛)睁大
His eyes widened as he spoke the words. [VERB]
他说这番话时眼睛瞪大了。
4V-ERG (使)(差距)拉大 If a difference or gap widens or if something widens it, it becomes greater. (使)(差距)拉大
Wage differences in the two areas are widening. [VERB]
两个地区的工资差距正在拉大。
The US trade deficit widened to $7.59 billion in November.
11月美国的贸易赤字扩大到75.9亿美元。
...policies that widen the gap between the rich and the poor. [VERB noun]
ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤considerably, dramatically, greatly, sharply, significantly大大地拉開距離◇The gap between rich and poor has widened considerably.貧富之間的差距拉開得相當大了。➤slightly稍微擴大▸➤gradually, slowly逐漸拓寬;慢慢擴大➤steadily穩步擴大▸➤quickly, rapidly迅速地擴大▸➤suddenly突然拓寬▸➤out擴展開◇The road gradually widens out.道路逐漸開闊。PREPOSITION➤from, into從⋯拓寬;拓寬成⋯◇At this point the river widens into an estuary.這條河在這裏變寬,形成河口。➤to擴大至⋯◇The trade deficit had widened from £26 billion to £30 billion.貿易逆差已由 260 億英鎊擴大到了 300 億英鎊。➤with因⋯而擴大◇Jasmine's eyes widened with disbelief.賈絲明懷疑地睜大雙眼。