breadth 英 [bredθ]   美 [brɛdθ]

breadth

breadth  英 [bredθ] 美 [brɛdθ]

n. 宽度,广泛 

名词复数:breadths 

She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres. 她估计湖面大约有 500 米宽。
He was surprised at her breadth of reading. 他对于她的博览群书感到惊讶。

  • If you measure the distance of an object from side to side, you are measuring the object’s breadth: “Theodore measured the breadth of the table before buying it to make sure it would fit in his small kitchen.”
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  • n. 宽度,广泛
  • 1. She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres.

    她估计湖面大约有 500 米宽。

  • 2. He was surprised at her breadth of reading.

    他对于她的博览群书感到惊讶。

  • 3. The curriculum needs breadth and balance.

    课程设置应该内容广泛而且均衡。

  • breadth (n.) "distance between the sides," late 14c., alteration of brede "breadth," from Old English brædu "breadth, width, extent," from bræd; probably by analogy of long/length.
breadth / bredθ ; NAmE bredθ / noun [uncountable ,  countable ] 1 the distance or measurement from one side to the other; how broad or wide sth is 宽度 SYN width She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres. 她估计湖面大约有 500 米宽。 compare length  (1 ) 2 a wide range (of knowledge, interests, etc.) (知识、兴趣等的)广泛 He was surprised at her breadth of reading. 他对于她的博览群书感到惊讶。 The curriculum needs breadth and balance. 课程设置应该内容广泛而且均衡。 a new political leader whose breadth of vision (= willingness to accept new ideas)can persuade others to change 一位凭远见卓识说服他人改变旧思想的新政治领袖 IDIOMsee length breadth breadths breadth / bredθ ; NAmE bredθ /
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