broaden
柯林斯词典
1. V-I When something broadens, it becomes wider. 变宽
The trails broadened into roads. 小径变宽成大路了。
2. V-T/V-I When you broaden something such as your experience or popularity, or when it broadens, the number of things or people that it includes becomes greater. 扩宽; 开阔
We must broaden our appeal. 我们必须扩大我们的吸引力。
I thought you wanted to broaden your horizons. 我以为你想拓宽自己的视野。
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broaden /ˈbrɔːdən/ (broadening,broadened,broadens)
剑桥词典
broaden verb (WIDER)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]to become wider , or to cause something to become wider
（使）变宽；（使）变阔
The track broadens and becomes a road at this point . 小道逐渐拓宽，到这里就成了一条马路。
They are broadening the bridge to speed up the flow of traffic . 他们正在拓宽大桥以提高通行能力。
broaden verb (MORE GENERAL)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]to increase the range of something
扩展；拓宽
They've introduced all sorts of new elements to that programme in order to broaden its appeal . 他们已经给那个节目加入了各种新元素以增强其吸引力。
I hoped that going to college might broaden my horizons (= increase the range of my knowledge and experience ). 我希望上大学能使我增长见识。
broaden the/your mind
to make someone understand more and know more about different subjects , ideas , places , etc.
拓展（视野，思维）
They say that travel broadens the mind . 他们说旅行拓展思维。
The Internet can give children opportunities to broaden their minds . 互联网给儿童带来机会让他们拓展视野。