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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
wide/narrow
see also SIZE, LONG/SHORT
- large in size from one side to the other: wide, broad; opposite: narrow
The curtains weren't wide enough for the window. ◎ a broad expanse of desert ◎ broad shoulders/hips ◎ a broad smile ◎ a narrow path
- as wide or as open as possible: wide (adverb)
Her eyes opened wide in amazement. ◎ a wide open door ◎ with legs wide apart
Note: wide and broad mean the same, but wide is much more frequently used when you are talking about the distance between one side of something and the other. Broad is often used to talk about parts of the body and sometimes about geographical features like valleys and mountain ranges.
- the measurement of sth from one side to the other: width (noun C/U), breadth (noun C/U)
It was about the width of the palm of my hand. ◎ five metres in width
- having a certain width: wide
The new swimming pool is 50 metres long and 10 metres wide.
- a measurement that is equal to the width of sth: width
Today Sally managed to swim a complete width of the pool. ◎ Dress material comes in different widths.
- to become wider: widen (out), broaden (out); to make sth wider: widen sth, broaden sth
As it nears the sea, the river broadens considerably. ◎ They want to widen the road.
- to become more narrow: narrow
At this point, the path narrows.
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