widespread

英 ['waɪdspred] 美 ['waɪdspred]

• adj. 分布(或散布)广的；普遍的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 分布广的; 普遍的,广泛的

   existing, happening or found in many places

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 广泛（流传、应用）的
2. 普遍的，普及的，遍及的
3. 分布（或散布）广的，推广的
4. 大量的
5. 到处流行的
6. 扩展开的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. widely circulated or diffused;

   "a widespread doctrine"
   "widespread fear of nuclear war"
   

2. distributed over a considerable extent;

   "far-flung trading operations"
   "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"
   "widespread nuclear fallout"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The high cost prohibits the widespread use of the drug.
   该药因价格昂贵而影响其被广泛应用。
2. Widespread flooding is affecting large areas of Devon.
   洪水泛滥，淹没了德文郡的广大地区。
3. The Government acted quickly to relieve the widespread distress caused by the earthquake.
   地震造成大范围的灾难,政府迅速采取行动赈济灾民。
4. The new laws gained widespread acceptance.
   新法例广获赞同。
5. English is more widespread and more used in international intercourse than German.
   英语在国际交往中比德语使用得更为广泛。
6. The news of the radiation leak caused widespread public alarm.
   辐射泄露的消息引起了公众的普遍恐慌。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. English is a widespread language.
   英语是一种很普及的语言。
2. There is a widespread dissatisfaction among the students with the food on campus.
   学生们普遍对学校的饭菜不太满意。
3. As both a religion and a social force, puritanism has had a widespread influence in the United States.
   严正主义既是一种宗教势力又是一种社会势力,它在美国有广泛的影响。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. This disease is widespread in tropical areas.
   这种疾病在热带地区蔓延很广。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• widespread flood 到处泛滥的洪水
• widespread praise〔tendency〕 普遍的赞扬〔倾向〕
• widespread rumour 广为流传的谣言
• widespread attention 广泛的注意

近反义词

【近义词】

• broad
• common
• popular

【反义词】

• limited
• uncommon