breadth
Word family nounbreadthadverbbreadthways
breadth /bredθ, bretθ/ ●○○ noun 1 [countableC, uncountableU]WIDE the distance from one side of something to the other 宽度,阔度 SYN width, → broad, depth, lengthbreadth of the breadth of the river 河宽
5 metres/3 feet etc in breadth The boat measured 15 feet in length and 4 feet in breadth. 这条船长15英尺,宽4英尺。
2 [uncountableU]VARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDS the quality of including a lot of different people, things, or ideas 广泛性,广度 → broad, depthbreadth of The job wasn’t giving him the breadth of experience he wanted. 这个工作没有让他获得他想要的多方面的经验。
His breadth of knowledge was amazing. 他学识渊博令人惊叹。
a politician known for his breadth of vision 以远见卓识闻名的政治家
We need to provide more breadth in the college curriculum. 我们需要扩大学院课程的范围。
→ hair's breadth, → the length and breadth of at length(8) Origin breadth (1500-1600) brede “breadth” ((11-19 centuries)) (from
Old English brædu, from
brad;
→ BROAD1) +
-th (as in
length)