1.wide的基本意思是“宽的,宽阔的”,指某物从这边到另一边距离的多少。引申可表示“范围大的,广泛的,离目标远的”,有时还可表示“完全张开的”。
2.wide可加表示数量的名词构成形容词短语。短语中wide位于数量词之后,整个短语修饰名词时常置于名词之后。

give a wide berth
与…保持距离 remain at a safe distance from sb/sth
▲give sb/sth a wide berth
He's so boring that I always try to give him a wide berth at parties.他这个人很没意思,在聚会上我总是对他退避三舍。

用作定语
▲～+n.
He admired the city's wide streets.他赞美该市的宽阔的街道。
There are many wide highways in the province.这个省有许多宽阔的公路。
His interests spanned a wide range of subjects.他的兴趣涉及广泛的学科。
This shop sells a wide variety of goods.这家商店出售各种货物。
She is a woman of wide reading.她是个学识渊博的人。
There is a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen.关于这点,两位政治家的政见有很大分歧。
She stared at him with wide eyes.她睁大眼睛注视着他。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
The bridge is about ten metres wide.这座桥大约有10米宽。
The garden is ten yards wide.这个花园有10码宽。
The gap between the poor and rich is very wide indeed.穷人和富人之间的差距确实很大。
▲S+be+～+prep.-phrase
His answer was wide of mark.他的回答离题太远了。
His guess was wide of the mark.他猜得完全离了谱。
His remark is wide of truth.他的话与事实出入很大。
It lies wide of all other forts.它的位置远离其他要塞。
This is wide from purpose.这与本意相距甚远。
▲S+be+～+(for sb+)to-v
The gate isn't wide enough to get the car through.这大门不够宽,小汽车进不去。
The stream is too wide for me to jump across.这条小河太宽了,我跳不过去。

wide, broad
参见broad条。

1.他因恐惧把眼睛睁得大大的。
［误］  His eyes were wide for fear.
［正］  His eyes were wide with fear.
［析］  be wide with是固定搭配,其中介词不能用for。
2.说男子比妇女更有力量是一个笼统的结论。
［误］  It is a wide generalization to say that men are stronger than women.
［正］  It is a broad generalization to say that men are stronger than women.
［析］  a wide generalization是“广泛的结论”,表示这个结论的适用面广; 而a broad generalization是“笼统的结论”,表示这是一个概括性高但忽略了一些例外而得出的结论。

1.wide用作副词时的基本意思是“广大地,广阔地”,引申可表示“全部地,充分地,张得很大地”。在体育运动中,常用来表示“远离目标地”。
2.wide常用来修饰动词,强调动作的伸展性。

He stood with his legs wide apart.他两腿叉开地站着。
The window was wide open.那窗户大开着。
Open your mouth wide.把嘴张大。
The arrow fell wide.箭没有射中。
The ball went wide.球出界了。

wide, widely
这两个词的意思基本相同。其区别是:wide通常表示范围或程度的极点, widely通常表示范围或程度的广大。例如:
He opened the door wide.
他把门敞开。
He has travelled widely.
他曾遍游各地。

他十分清醒。
［误］  He is very awake.
［正］  He is wide awake.
［析］  be wide awake意为“十分清醒”,是固定用法。

［派生词］ widely adv.广泛地; 普遍地; 到处; 大量地; 在很大程度上
［同义词］ adj.  away, broad, distant, vast
［反义词］ adj.  limited, narrow
［词源］  ＜古英语wid (宽阔的)